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Pocket Dictionary ;

OR COMPLETE

ENGLISH EXPOSITOR:

SHEWING READILY
The Part of Speech to which each Word belongs; its true Meaning,

when not self-evident; its various Senses, if more than one, placed
in proper Order; and the Language, from whence it is derived,
pointed out immediately after the Explication.

ALSO
The Technical Terms are clearly explain’d; every Word is so accented,

that there can be no Uncertainty as to the Pronunciation ;

Names of the Cities and principal Towns, 'their Distance from

London, their Market Days, and Fairs, according to the New

STYLE, are alphabetically interspers’d; with other useful Articles.
To render this Book complete, many modern Words are introduced, which are not

to be found in other Dictionaries; and to make it more concise and portable, such
Words are omitted, as being neither properly English, nor ever used by good Au-

thors, wouid only serve to mislead and embarrass the Learner,
A WORK entirely new, and designed for the Youth of both Sexes,

the LADIES and Persons in Business.

To which is prefix'd
An INTRODUCTION,
Containing an History of the ENGLISH Language, with a

compendious Grammar:
And a Recommendation of the Manuscript Copy,
In a LETTER from Dr. BEVIS to the Publisher.

Μέγα Βιβλίον, μέγα Κακόν.

The SECOND EDITION, greatly improved.

L O N D 0 N:
Printed for J. NEWBER Y, at the Bible and Sun, in

St. Paul's Church-Yard.

MDCCLVIII.

Some ACCOUNT of this

WORK, in a Letter from Dr.
BEVIS to the Bookseller.

SIR,

Y

O U desire my opinion of the manuscript
English dictionary you were pleased to

put into my hands some weeks ago; which I now venture to give you after a careful perusal ; and you may believe with candour, as I am quite ignorant of the author and his name.

Compilations of this kind, when well executed, have been ever allowed to be of singular service, and accordingly several of them have appeared from time to time in English ; for they are capable of continual improvement, by correcting what may be found amiss in former ones, retrenching what is

no longer useful, or adding whatever may conduce to render them more perfect and compleat,

Mistakes as to the meaning of words must needs have a mischievous influence on those who set themselves upon acquiring a just knowledge of a language, and rely on a dictionary for their expositor. Your author, I find, has been very scrupulously accurate in restoring the genuine signification of a great number that had been misinterpreted by former writers; at the same time avoiding a fault some have fallen into, of explaining terms by others equally difficult, or by their synonyms: and where the same word has various significations, he has been careful to give them all in their proper order, beginning with the most obvious and general, and distinguishing them by 1, 2, 3, &c; but he has judiciously suppress’d the significative and metaphorical meanings, as too apt to mislead and perplex.

He has rejected all obsolete, bad, low and despicable words; the etymologies he has likewise omitted, being of no use to those who aim at English only; he has however indicated by an initial letter from what language the word is derived when

it

it is not of our own growth, and he takes the fame method to signify of what part of speech it is. Thus the size of the volume is considerably reduc'd, without parting with any thing of consequence.

He has been very exact in spelling and accenting; points essential to a just orthography and pronunciation.

And whereas our mother tongue has within half á century been much refined and changed, whether by discharging antiquated words, coining new ones, or adopting them from abroad ; our author has kept up to these alterations, and inserted a great number of technical terms, which he has so explained as to render them intelligible even to those unacquainted with the arts to which they belong.

He has introduced here and there several articles, which though they are not of a philological kind, will

yet be found of importance in the concerns of life ; such as the names of all towns of note in England, their distances from London, and the days of their markets, and fairs according to the new regulation of the style ; the names and true value of all foreign species, &c.

To conclude, each of our later English dictionaries may be allowed to have some excellencies that are peculiarly its own: but there was still wanting one formed on such a plan as might unite and concentrate them all in a small compass, a thing the great Mr. LOCKE long ago recommended, and which, in my humble judgment, our author has happily executed in this his work; which if made public, cannot fail of being an inestimable benefit to the youth of this kingdom, and to others who have miss’d of a literary education.

I am, SIR,

Yours, &c.

Sept. 5, 1752.

J. BEVIS.

A CONCISE

ENGLISH Grammar;

WITH

A short Historical Account of the Genius

and Progress of that Language.

HE power of giving sounds to thought, a voice

to the silent language of the heart, and of expressT

ing all that the mind can conceive by combination of intelligible tones addressed to the ear, is one of

the most amazing, and at the same time one of the greatest privileges of our nature: and closely connected with this, as the most valuable of all human discoveries, is the art of impressing these thoughts on the eye in legible characters. By the former we are rendered capable of social intercourse, of receiving and conveying ideas, of enjoying the endearments of friendship, and the communications of wisdom : by the latter we converse where the ear is far out of the reach of sound, and transmit our thoughts to the remoteft parts of the earth; we treasure up what might otherwise escape our memories, become acquainted with the actions of former ages and diftant countries, with all the learning of the ancients and improvements of the moderns, and can read the laws which the Great Creator of the Universe has given for the government of

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our passions, and the regulation of our conduct. Without the first, we should have been solitary in the midst of crowds, excluded from every kind of knowledge except what fell under our immediate notice; and should have been confined to dull and tedious efforts of intimating our defires by figns and gestures. Without the last we might indeed enjoy the benefit of conversation, but then we should be held in ignorance and perplexed in error; we should obtain but a very imperfect knowledge of the preferit time, and could receive no information as to the past, but from partial accounts handed down by tradition. In short, without the first we could scarcely be accounted rational, and but for the last we should have been as ignorant as the wild illiterate Indians.

It has been observed, that language is to the mind what painting and sculpture are to the fight : However the difference in favour of the former is extremely great. The most finished pieces of imagery are at best but dull and unaffecting, when compared with the energy of words. By such masterly productions of art we have indeed the object presented before us, but language can fet it in all varieties of view, under every combination of circumstances.

The idea of an universal language, could such a one poffibly obtain, Ihould seem to imply fomething highly beneficial to the human race : but eternal unerring wisdom, either for advantage or punishment, has determined against it, and appointed to every nation a particular tongue, and to each district its peculiar dialect.

Having said thus much of language in general, it is requifite that we now give a fuccinct account of our own, point out the various changes it has undergone, and by what means it has arrived at its prefent perfection.

As we have many reasons to conclude that this country was originally peopled from the adjacent coast of France, the antient Gaul, we are thence to infer, that the British language eighteen hundred years ago was the same as that dialect of the Gaulish called the Celtic. But about half a century before the Christian Æra, Julius Cæsar invaded Britain, and in the reign

of Claudius a Roman colony was planted in the south east parts of England, and finally under Domitian, the whole nation became a Roman province ; when those Britons, who refused to submit to the foreign yoke, retired into Wales, in hopes of retaining their liberty, and carried their language along with them. From this period the Latin - tongue was gradually introduced, and mixed in all other parts of the land with the British, which those first Conquerors were never able to fuppress.

At length the Roman legions were called home; and then the Scots and Picts making an irruption into the north parts of England, king Vortigern, about the year 400, invited the Saxons to his assistance. These allies came over with several of their neighbours, under the conduct of Hengift and Horta, and having subdued the Scots and Picts, had the ifle of Thanet affigned them at first as a reward for their service, and afterwards the whole county of Kent, which they governed about three hundred and fifty years, till growing powerful and disiatiffied with their narrow limits, they at length took poffeffion of all the country on this side the Welshi mountains, and divided it among themselves into seven kingdoms, called the Saxon Heptarchy. Thus the British tongue, before mixed with the Latin, was almost abolished, and many of the Britons obliged again to take refuge in Wales, while the usurpers laid the foundation of new laws, and a new language.

In this situation England continued till about the year 800, when it was invaded by the Danes, who after being several times repulsed, established themselves in the northern and eastern paits, where their power increasing, they at length, after a contest of two hundred years, made themselves the 'tole masters of England ; and by this means the language became tinctured with the Danish : but as their government was or no long duration, it did not make so great an alteration in the Anglo-Saxon, as the next revolution, when the whole was again subdued by William duke of Normandy, afterwards called William the Conqueror; for the Normans, as a monument of their conquest, endeavoured to make their language as universally received as possible.

Thus

Thus the English tongue, which was anciently pure British or Welsh, became a mixture of a little British, a great deal of Latin, a yet far greater part of Anglo-Saxon, fome Danish, and abundance of Norman French: but since that time the revival of arts and sciences has added greatly to its imbellishment. These have introduced a vast variety of words from the Greek, Latin, Italian and modern French; our poets have added grace and harmony to their numbers, and our profe writers have strengthened and improved their periods, by selecting the moft musical, expressive, and strongest terms from every known language; fo that notwithstanding its being a compound of such heterogeneous ingredients, it is become the most copious and fignificant of any in Europe, adapted to all fubjects, and expreflive of every sentiment with elegance and propriety.

We come next to give a short account of what parts the English tongue consists, taken in a grammatical light: by which it will appear to be extremely simple in its composition, and free from the many rules which render others difficult to the learner: for though grammar is the same in all languages, except the Chinese, (if that may deservedly be called one) yet every grammar ought to be adapted to the genius of the language to which it gives precepts.

Without going into a critical dissertation on the letters of the alphabet, and the proper manner of dividing syllables, we fall immediately enter upon the parts of speech, which may be distinguished into these four. Nouns substantives, Nouns adjectives, Verbs, and Particles.

Noun Sabstantives, or Names, are words whereby things, whether sensible or intelligible, are express’d. In the following Dictionary they are marked with (S.) by way of abbreviation. They are divided into common, proper, and personal. The common comprehends a whole kind or species, as man is a name that belougs to all men, city to every city, and river to every river.

The proper serves to distinguish particular things, Folon is the name of a particular man, London of a certain city, and the Thames of a particular river. The personal, or

pronoun,

as

pronoun, is used to avoid the repetition of other names; as I instead of my name ; thou or you, instead of your name; he and the, instead of the name of the person of who we are speaking; and it, when we mention a thing that has no diftinct sex. Thus in speaking of my self, I use the word I; if more than one speak of themselves, they use the word we; in speaking to another, we use thou or you; in speaking to more than one, we say ye or you; if we speak of a person to whom we do not address our discourse, we say he or she; and of a thing without sex, it; and if of more persons or things than one, say they.

we

Here it is worthy of remark, that who, which and what, are sometimes called personal interrogatives, as being frequently used in asking questions, in which case who is only used in speaking of persons, and which or what of either persons or things, as Who is that lady? What man came in? What place do you chuse? It must also be observed, that who, which and that, are frequently called relatives, from their having a relation to some foregoing word, as the man who wrote that book; where who refers to man; in this case, who is only applied to persons, which to things, and that to either persons or things.

In the English language, personals are the only nouns that are expressed differently, when placed before and after a verb; as, 1, thou, he or she, which are called the three persons fingular, are placed before the verb, and me, thee, him and her, are placed after it; as also we, ye, they, called the three persons plural, precede the verb, and us, you, him, her and them, follow after it.

Substantives have two numbers, the fingular and the plural: the fingular which expresses only one person or thing, is frequently distinguished by a, an, one, or the going before, as a bird, a king, an arm or the arm; and the plural is generally known by its ending in s, as birds, kings, arms; but when the fingular ends with ch, j, fs or x, then es must be added, as churches, dishes, ales, foxes. To this general rule there are however a few exceptions, as those singulars which end in f or fe, have their plurals ending in ves, as loaf, loaves; wife, wives; calf, calves i though dwarf, hoof, handkerchief, mischief, proof,

relief,

relief, reproof, roof, scarf, wharf, are made plural by adding only s, as are words ending in ff, except staves. Again, some words are entirely changed in the plural, as foot makes feet; goose, geese; chick, chickens or chicken, tooth, teeth; man, men; woman, women; child, children; brother, brethren or brothers; ox, oxen; louse, lice; mouse, mice; penny, pence; cow, kine or cows. Some words have no plural, as corn, wheat, rye, barley, chaf, bran, meal, beer, vinegar, honey, butter, tar, pitch, wool, dust, hunger, thirst, people, off-Spring, &c. of this class are also the virtues and vices, as justice, temperance, hatred, envy, &c. and abstract qualities, as happiness, misery, wisdom, paleness, contempt, grief, &c. Others have the same ending in both numbers, as deer, Jheep, &c. And others have no singular, as bellows, bowels, breeches, tongs, Siisars, snuffers, folks, wages, thanks, &c.

In most other languages the masculine and feminine genders being applied to inanimate things, give no small trouble to the learner ; but with us they are only applied to their proper and necessary use, that is, to distinguish the sexes, in which we either use two words, as in man, woman ; 'boy, girl; brother, Sister; duck, drake; goose, gander; or by putting another word expressive of the sex before the name, as in man servant, maid servant; male child; female child; cock sparrow, hen sparrow; he goat, she goat. In some few words, the female is distinguished from the male, by changing the termination into ess, as count, countess; heir, heiress; prince, princess; or into ix, as administratrix, executrix, testatrix. They are also known by the personal names he, him, used in speaking of males ; fe, her, used in referring to females ; and it, when we refer to inanimate things. But there are four or five words in the language, which may be considered as exceptions to this rule; for we sometimes use the word fun in the masculine gender, and the moon, the church, and a mip, are of the feminine.

Instead of cases, and the various terminations and declenfions used in Latin, we have only the articles a, an, the, of, to, by, from, with, &c. to distinguish the several circumstances of the noun, either when alone, or when joined to an adjective; except in the genitive case, which we fometimes form by adding 's to the noun, as for the son of the

king,

king, we write the king's fon; we also fay, Charles's watch, James's book, &c.

Adjectives, distinguished in the following dictionary by (A.) express the qualities or properties of the substantive, as fine, good, wise, excellent, foolish, sweet, &c. which must have a subItantive joined to them to make them understood, as a fine garden, a good woman, a wise man, &c. And these in the Englifh tongue have neither number, case nor gender, but are joined to nouns, either masculine or feminine, fingular or plural without altering their terminations, as a good man, a good woman, a good house, good men, &c. And though in most other languages they are placed after the substantive, in English they are placed before it, as in the above examples; in poetry, however, this order is sometimes changed, as O bard divine !. the principal peculiarity of this part of {peech is, that qualities admit of degrees of comparison, which things do not : and of these there are properly but two, called the comparative and the superlative, both formed from the quality in its positive state, which expresses fimply and absolutlely the state of the name, without relation to the like quality in any other : as wise, bright, fair, vile: the comparative degree, by comparing one thing with another, expresses the quality somewhat encreased or diminished, and is formed by adding er to the positive, as wiser, brighter, fairer, viler : and the superlative degree expreffes absolutely the superiority of one above or beyond the other, as wiseji, brightest, faireft, vileft. The degrees of comparison are also frequently formed by adding more or most, without altering the termination of the adjective, as more wise, most wife; which serves to vary the turn of expreslion, and is often esteemed more elegant than barely altering the termination: this is particularly the case in words of two, three or more syllables ; thus more beautiful, most beautiful; are more elegant than beautifuller, beautifulleft. Thus extraordinary, remarkable, and most other long words, have their degrees of comparison, always expressed by more and most, for we never say extraordinarier, extraordinarieft. We have, however, a few irregulars, which cannot be brought under these rules, in which the degrees of comparison are formed in different words, as little, less, leaft; bad, worse, worst; good, beiter, beft ; much or many, more, moft.

It

It must be observed, that nouns or names are sometimes used as adjectives orqualities, as a gold watch, a diamond ring, a silver candlestick. And that a quality is used as a name, and is to be considered as a substantive, whenever it is taken in an abstracted or universal sense.

Some grammarians have ranked the words my, mine; thy, thine; his, hers; our, ours; jour, yours; their, theirs; under the class of qualities derived from personal names, and called them personal poffeffives; and also this, that, the, same, which are called demonstratives, because they shew what particular person or thing we mean, as this horfi, that house. This and that, in the plural number, make these and those.

A Verb or affirmation, marked in the following dictionary with (V.), is a word which expresses what is affirmed or faid of things; and is usually reckoned of two kinds, the auxiliary verb, and the verb itself, both of which have persons, numbers, and tenses or times. The persons, which are distinguished by a personal name going before them, vary their termination only in the fingular number, as in I live, thou livest, he lives or liveth, we live, ye live, they live. The affirmations have but three tenses or times, the present, the past, and the future; or in other words, the thing doing, done, or to be done. The present tense is exprefled by the affirmation itself, as I dance; the past time generally ends in ed, as I danced; and the future is formed by adding the auxiliary verb shall or will, as I shall dance; and as there are but two tenses or times expressed by the affirmation, its various changes are signified by the nine following auxiliary affirmations, viz. do, will, Mall, may, can, must, ought, have, am or be, which being placed before other affirmations, signify time, resolution, power, liberty, necessity, duty, &c.

It must be observed, that when one of these auxiliaries is put before another affirmation, the auxiliary only alters its termination in expressing the persons, as I am living, thou art living, he is living, we are living, &c. I do live, thou dost live, he doth or does live, &c.

As some are apt to mistake the use of all and will, the signs of the future tense, it muft be observed that when we only

simply

simply foretell, we use fall in the first person, and will in the

but when we promise, threaten or engage, we use will in the first person, and shall in the others.

rest;

We have said, that the affirmation generally expresses the past time by adding ed to the present; but there are a pretty many words which cannot be reduced to this rule ; the most common irregularity is the changing the d into t, and omitting the vowel, as in mixt for mixed; the others are too many to be all here enumerated; such as I am awake, I awoke; I bear, I bore, I have borne ; I fee, I saw; I swim, I swam ; I spin, I spun; I teach, I taught ; I tread, I trod, I have trodden; I weep, I wept; I write, I wrote, I have written.

The affirmation has fometimes the particle to placed before it; and when it is thus used, it is always joined with another affirmation ; and has then the power of a name or substantive.

Particles, marked in the following dictionary with a (P.) are such words as denote some circumstances, or quality of an action, join words or sentences, or express some sudden emotion of the soul, and these comprehend all that are commonly known by the names of Adverb, Conjunctions, Prepositions and Interjections : words which, though of different natures, ought to be reduced to one class, since they always retain their form, and are fubject to none of the variations of other parts of speech.

The use of adverbs is to denote fome circumstance or quality of the word to which they are joined, which is frequently to an affirmation, as I love her dearly, and as many of these are derived from qualities, they, like them, admit of degrees of comparison, as happily, more happily, most happily; wilėly, more wisely, mof wisely : these always end in ly. Adverbs are also divided into those of time, as now, already, yesterday, often, always, feldom, &c. Into those of place, as here, there, bither, above, below, &c. Into those of number, as first, second, third, once, twice, &c. Into those of quantity, as more, less, enough, too much, &c. Into those of affirmation, as yea, yes, truely, &c. Into those of negation, as no, not, nay, &c. Into those of doubting, as perhaps, peradventure, &c.

Conjunctions

Conjunɛtions are words that join sentences together, and shew the manner of their dependance on one another ; as and, also, or, nor, either neither.

Prepositions are particles set before other words, to shew the relation which the subsequent word has to some other that precedes it, as at, against, among, between, from, for, in, of, with, &c.

Interjections are imperfect words, mostly monofyllables, that denote some sudden emotion or passion of the mind, and being expressed by a kind of involuntary impulse, have no connection with any other part of a sentence; as ah! alas! frange! pill! foh! huh! hark ! &c.

Of these four parts of speech every sentence is compounded, and on the proper choice of words, and the disposition and manner of placing them, all the elegance, harmony, and force of language confift.

ABBREVIATIONS in this WORK,

Arabic

11. (A.) Adjective L. R British

L. S. Belg Belgick or Dutch (P.) C. Br. or W. Welsh,

(S.)
Chaldee

S.
D.
Danish

Sc.
Du.
Dutch

Sp.
French

Syr.
Greek

T.
H.

Hebrew | (V.)

Italian
Latin
Prefent Lower Saxon
Particle
Subftantive
Saxon
Scotch
Spanish
Syriac
Teutonic, or ancient
Verb

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А В An article placed before nouns A'BBOTSBURY, (S.) A town in Dorof the fingular number; as, a setshire, 133 miles from London;

horse, a plant. When it comes market on Thursdays. It has a fair on

• before a word beginning with July 10. a vowel, it is changed into an; as, an ele- ABBR'EVIATE, (V.) to fhorten. L. phant, an egg. When it precedes an h, it ABBREVIATION, (S.) A contraction of is also turned to an; as, an honour. But one or more words, when it comes before an h that hath a ABBREʻVIATURE, (S.) 1. A mark used distinct found, it is written, but not pro for shortening, 3. A compendium or nounced, as an history, an hare; which are abridgement. read a history, a hare. 2. A is placed be- ABBREUVOI'R, (S.) Among masons, the fore a participle or a participial noun; as, a joint or juncture of two ftones. F. hunting, a walking, a riding. 3. Sometimes A'BDICATE, (V.) 1. To resign, 2. To it denotes proportion; as, a shilling a day, withdraw from. 1. ten pounds a year. 4. In some words it is ABDICA'TION, (S.) The act of abdiredundant, as a-rise, a-wake, a-weary. cating, resignation. L. A'BACUS, (S.) 1. A counting table, 2. A ABDOMEN, (S.) The lower belly. L.

term in architecture for the uppermoft ABDU'CENT, (A.) Muscles which draw part of the capital of a pillar. G. one part from another. L. ABDUCTORS, ABA FT, or Aft, (P.) A sea term for the same. behind, towards the itern.

A'BELE-TREE, (S.) A kind of white TO ABANDON, (V.) 1. To forsake en poplar. tirely, 2. To give up one's self without A'BERFORD, or Aberforth, (S.) In the restraint, 3. To desert. F.

Weft-Riding of Yorkshire, has a marker ABA'NDONED, (A.) 1. Forsaken, 2.Gj. on Wednesdays, and is 180 miles from

ven up, 3. Wicked in the highest degree. London. Its fairs are the last Wednesday ABA'SE, (V.) To humble or bring low. F. in April, the last Wedn. in May, the last ABA'SEMENT, (S.) A being brought Wedn, in October, and the Wedn, after low ; depreflion.

St. Luke, Oct. 18. ABA SH, (V.) To make ashamed, to | ABERGAVE'NNY, (S.) In Monmouth'confound. F.

shire, South-Wales, is 142 miles from ABA'TE, (V.) To lefsen or diminish. F. London. Its market is on Tuesdays. Its ABA'TEMENT, (S.) A making less, ei fairs are May 14, and the first Tuesday ther in quality, quantity, or number. F.

after Trinity. ABB, (S.) The yarn on a weaver's warp, ABERI'STWITH, (S.) In Cardiganshire, among clothiers.

South-Wales, is-229 miles from London, AB'BA, (S.) A Syriac word which fignifies and has a market on Mondays. No fair. Father.

ABE'RRANCE, (S.) An error, a deviation A'BBACY, (S.) The rights and privileges from the right way. L. of an abbot.

ABERRA'TION, (S.) A wandering, a deo A'BBESS, (S.) The governess of a nun viation from the common track. L. nery. F.

ABET, (V.) 1. To set on, 2. To afsift, A'BBEY, (S.) A house of religious re or encourage.

tirement, either for men or women. F. ABE'TMENT, (S.) 1. The act of abeta .. A'BBOT, (S.) The fuperior of an abbey in ting, 2. An unlawful assistance, which there are gone but nen H,

ABE'T

ABEʻTTOR, or Abetter, (S.) An accom-| ABORI'GINES, (S.) The primitive inplice.

habitants of a country. L. ABE'YANCE, (S.) In Law, goods in ex- ABOʻRTION, (S.) A miscarriage, any

pectation, but not in poffeffion. F. thing brought forth long before its time. ABHO'R, (V.) To hate, to loath. L. ABOʻRTIVE, (A.) 1. Brought forth beABHORʻRENCE,(S.) Hating, loathing. L. fore the time, 2. Unsuccessful. L. ABHO'RRENT, (A.) 1. Struck with ab- ABOʻVE, (P.) 1. Higher in place, over horrence, 2. Contrary to, foreign, incon head, 2. More in number or quantity; 3. fiftent with.

Higher in rank, power, excellence, 4. ABI'DE, (V.) 1. To stay, 2. To dwell, 3. Too high for, too proud for, 5. In the To endure, 4. To abide by or defend a regions of heaven, 6. From above, from perfon, 5. To abide by a thing, or perse a higher place, from heaven, vere in it.

ABOU'ND, (V.) To have plenty of. L. A'BJECT, (A.) Mean, wretched. L.

ABOU'T, (P.) 1. Round, encircling, 2. ABI’LITY, (S.) 1. Power, 2. Wealth, near to, 3. Relating to; 4. Engaged in, 3. Capacity, 4. Skill. L.

5. About to Ay, within a small time of A'BINGDON, (S.) A large town in Berk Aying, 6. To bring about, to bring to shire, 55 miles from London; with a mar the state or place desired, 7. To go about ket on Mondays and Fridays. Its fairs a thing, to prepare to do it, are the first Monday in Lent, June 20, ABRACADA'BRA, A word formerly used Sept, 19, and Dec. 11.

as a charm againft agues. ABİNTÉ'STATE, (S.) The heir of one ABRA'SION, (S.) A wearing away, a who dies without a will. L, T.

rubbing off. . ABJURA'TION, (S.) Renouncing by ABREA'ST, (P.) Side by side. oath. L.

ABRI'DGE, (v.) To express in fewer ABJU'RE, (V.) 1. Solemnly to disown an words. F. opinion, 2. To forfwear the realm. L. ABRI'DGMENT, (S.) The substance

of ABLACTATE, (V.) To wean from the a book, writing, or thing; reftraint. F. breast. L.

ABROA'CH, (A.) In a posture to run out, ABLACTA'TION(3.) One of the me- ABROA'D, (P.} 1. From home, 2. In thods of grafting.

foreign parts, 3. Round about, ABLAQUEA'TION, (S.) Opening of the A'BROGATE, (V.) To repeal or abu

ground about the roots of trees. L. lifh. L. ABLA'TION,(S.) A taking away. L. ABRU'PT, (A.) 1. Sudden, hafty, 2. A'BLATIVE, (A.) 1. That which takes rude, unseasonable, 3. Broken, cragaway, 2. In Grammar, the last of the fix cases of Latin nouns, &c. L.

A'BSCESS, (S.) A formation of matter in ABLEGA'TION, (S.) A sending away on any part of the body. fome employment. L.

ABSCI'ND, (V.) To cut off, A'BLEPSY, (S.) 1. Blindness

, 2. Inconfi- ABSCI'SSA, (S.) Part of the diameter of derateness. G.

a conic section, intercepted between the ABLUẤTION, (S.) 1. The ceremony of vertex and semi-ordinate. L. washing or bathing among the Mahomme- ABSCO'ND, (V.) To hide one's felf. L. dans, 2. A rinsing or cleansing, 3. The A'BSENT, (A.) 1. Not present, 2. Unate cup given without consecration in Řomish tentive, L. churches. L.

ABSENTEE, (S.) A person who neglects ABNEGA'TION, (S.) An absolute de- coming to do the duty he was chose to

nial. L, ABOA'RD, or on Board, (P.) In a ship. ABSO'LVE, (V.) To acquit, pardon. L. ABOʻDE, (S.) An abiding place, dwelling. A'BSOLUTE, (A.). Complete, 2. Una ABO'LISH, (V.) 1. To destroy, 2. To conditional; as, an absolute promise, repeal, or annul. L.

3. Not relative; as, an absolute space, ABOLI'TION, (S.) The act of abolish 4. Not limited; as, an absolute power, ing. L.

5. Free, independent, without restriction. ABO'MINATE, (V.) To hate, or abhor. ABSOLÚSTIÓN, (S.) A remiffion of fins ABOMINA'TION, (S.) A hateful and pronounced by a priest ; acquittal. L. detestable thing, pollution, L.

A'B

execute.

1

A'BSONANT, (A.) Contrary to rea- ACCESSIBLE, (A.) 1. Easy of access, 2.
fon, L.

Whatever may be approached to.
ABSO'R3, (V.) To fuck, or dry up. L. ACCESSION, (s.) 1. A coming to, 2.
ABSO'RBENTS, (S.) Medicines that dry An increase.
up, or sheath the acid juices of the body.' A'CCESSORY. See ACCESSARY.
ABSO'RPT, (A.) Swallowed up. L. A'CCIDENT, (S.) 1. Casualty, chance, 2.
ABSTA'IN, (V.) To refrain from. L. A philosophical term, used in oppofition
ABSTEMIOUS, (A.) Moderate in eating to fubftance, 3. In Grammar, the proper-
and drinking. L.

ty of words.
ABSTE'RGENT Medicines, (S.) Such as ACCLAMA'TION, (S.) Shouting for
are of a cleansing quality. L.

joy, L.
A'BȘTINENCE, (S.) A fafting from, or ACCI'PIENT. ($.) A receiver. L.
a moderate use of food. L.

ACCI'TE, (V.) To call, to summons.
ABSTRACT, (V.) 3. To separate, 2. ACCLIVITY, (S.) The ascent of a hill;

To reduce into a small compass. L. as Declivity is the defcent. L.
ABSTRU'SE, (A.) Difficult, obscure. L. ACCLO'Y, (V.) 1. To croud, to stuff full,
ABSU'RD, (A) 1. Contrary to reason, 2. To fill, to satisfy.
2. Ridiculous. L.

ACCO'MMODATÉ, (V.) 1. To furnish,
ABU'NDANCE, (S.) Great plenty. L. 2. To adapt one thing to another, 3. To
ABU'SE, (V.) 1. To misuse, 2. To rail make up a difference. L.
at, 3. To injure or hurt. L.

ACCO'MPANY, (V.) To go along with. ABU'TMENT, (S.) That which borders ACCOʻMPLICE, (s.) One that has a upon another. F.

hand in another's crime. F.
ABY/SS, (S.) 1. A bottomless pit, an un- ACCOMPLISH, (V.) To finish, to com-
measured depth, 2. The body of waters pleat, to fulfil. F.
supposed to be at the centre of the earth, ACCOMPLISHED, (A.) 1. Compleated,
3. That in which any thing is loft. G. 2. A person adorned with many natural
ABYSSI'NES, (S.) A people of Ethiopia, and acquired perfections,

who are Christians of the Greek church. ACCOMPT, (V.) To reckon, or caft up.
ACACIA, (S.) A drug from Egypt not un- ACCOʻRD, (V.) To agree, consent, or
like the infpiffated juice of Noes. L. unite. F.
ACATALEC'TIC, (S.) A verse which ACCO'RD, (S.) 1. A compact, an agreca

has the compleat number of syllables. G. ment, 2. Harmony, symmetry, 3. Mu-
ACCE'ND, (V.) To kindle or set on fical note,
fire. L.

ACCO'ST, (V.) To come up and speak ACCE'DE, (V.) To agree, to assent to. L. to, to address, to falute. L. ACCE'LERATE, (V.) To hasten. L. ACCOUNT, (S.) 1. A computation of A'CCENT, (S.) i. Tone or manner of debts and expences, 2. The state or refpeaking, 2. The giving an emphasis to sult of a computation, 3. Diftinction, certain syllables, 3. A mark over a vowel, dignity, rank, 4. Regard, consideration, to thew in what manner it is to be pro 5. A relation, narrative, 6. Explanation, nounced, 4. In Mufick, the modulation of assignment of causes. F.

the voice, so as to express the paffions. L. ACCOU'NT, (V.) 1. To reckon, 2. To ACCEʻPT, (V.) To receive, to-take, L. believe, 3. To explain, or account for, 4. ACCE’PTABLE, (A.) That may be re

To answer for practices. ceived with pleasure.

ACCOU'NTABLE, (A.): 1. Liable to ACCEPTA'TION, (S.) 1. Reception whe- give an account, 2. Easily accounted for. ther good or bad, 2. The ftate of being ACCOU’NTANT, (S.). One versed in acceptable, "regard, . 3. The meaning of a cafting up accounts. word. L.

ACCOU'TRE, (V.) To dress, or equip..F. ACCE'SS, (S.) 1. Admittance to a person ACCOU'TREMENTS, (S.) Habits and or place, 2. The fit, or return of a perio- warlike furniture. F. dical disease. L.

ACCRE'TION, (S.) The act of growing A'CCESSARY, (A.) He that being not to another, so as to increase it. L. the chief agent in a crime, contributes to ACCRE'W, or Accrue, (V.) 1. To accede it, L,

to, 2. To increase, 3. To arise from. F.

AC.

an

ACCUMULATE, (V.) To amass toge

or perches in length, and four in breadth, Ther, to heap up. L.

or 160 square poles, containing 4840 A'CCURACY, (S.) Exactness. L. square yards. ACCU'RSED, (A.) 1. One that is cursed A'CRID, (A.) Things that have a larp, or doomed to misery, 2. Execrable, hate. pungent, biting taste. L. ful, detestable,

A'CRIMONY, (S.) 1. Sharpness, corroACCU'SE, (V.) 1. To lay to a person's fiveness, 2. Sharpness of temper, sevecharge, 2. To inform against. L. rity. L. ACCUSA'TION, (S.) A charge, an im- ACROAMATIC, (A.) Pertaining to any peachment.

kind of deep learning. G. ACCU'SATIVE Cafe, (s.) In Grammar, ACROʻNICAL, (A.) In Astronomy, such the fourth case of nouns in the Latin stars as rise at sun-let, and set when the tongue, L.

sun rises. G. ACCU'STOM, (V.) To use one's self to. ACROʻSTICK, (S.) Verses in which the ACE'PHALOUS, (A.) Without

lines begin with a letter of a person's head. G.

name, title, &c. G. ACE'RBITY, (S.) 1. Sourness, 2. Harsha ACT, (V.) 1. To perform, 2. To imi. ness of tafte, 3. Sharpness of temper. L.

tate or mimick, 3. To feigay. 4. To put ACE'SCENT, (A.) That which has a

in motion. tendency to fourness. L.

ACT, (S.) to A deed of performance, 2. A ACE'TOUS, (A.) Scur. L.

decree, 3. The thesis publickly mainACHE, or Ach, (S.) A bodily pain. S. tained in an university by a candidate for, ACHO'RES, (S.) One of the kinds of a a degree, 4. The principal divisions of the scald head. G.

drama, 5, An act of faith is the last ACID, (A.) Sour, sharp. L.

part of the process of the inquisition. ACIDITY, (S.) Sharpness, fourness. A'CTION, (S.) 1. Gesture in delivery, ACI'DULÆ, (S.) cold mineral waters. L. 2. Motion, opposed to rest, 3. A battle, ACI'DULATE, (V.) To make a liquor a

4. A suit at law, 5. A Mare in a comlittle sharp or four. L.

pany's stock, L. ACKNO'WLEDGMENT, (S.) 1. Own- 'CTIONABLE, (A.) Whatever may ing, 2. Thankfulness, 3. Rewarding. s. give cause for an action in law. A'CME, (S.) The height of any thing, as A'CTIVE, (A.) 1. Nimble, agile, quick, of a distemper. G.

brisk, lively, 2. That which has the A'CONITE, (S) 1. Poison in general, 2. power or quality of acting, 3. That wolf's-bane, an herb. G.

which acts, as opposed to pajive. L. A'CORN, (S.) The feed of an oak. ACTIVITY,(S.) 1. Nimbienels, sprightACOU'STÌCKS, (S.) 1. Medicines to help linels, 2. The space wherein any thing

the hearing, 2. Theory of sounds. G. extends its power, is called the spbere of ACQUA'INT, (V.) To inform, or make

its activity, familiar with. F.

A'CTOR, (S.) 1. A doer, or performer, ACQUA'INTANCE, (S.) 1. One with 2. A ftage-player. whom we converte, 2. Familiar know- AFCTRESS, (S.) A woman that acts on ledge.

the stage, or that performs any thing. ACQU'EST, (S.) Acquisition, the thing A'CTUAL, (A.) Real, true, positive, and gained. F.

that which comprises an action. ACQUIESCE, (V.) To yield, or agree to. A'CTUARY, (S.) The register who comACQU IRE, (V.) To attain, or pur

piles the minutes of the proceedings of the chale. L. ACQUISITION, (s.) An attainment, a A'CTUATË, (V.) To put in motion. L. purchase. L.

ACU*MEN, (S.) A tharp point; figuACQUI'T, (V.) To discharge, to free ratively, a quickness of wit or understand

from. F. ACQUITTAL, (S.) A being discharged ACUÍTE, (A.) 1. Keen or sharp, 2. Ina from the suspicion of an offence.

genious, 3. Quick in reply, 4. Violent, I.. ACQUI‘TTANCE, (S.) A discharge in ACUTE Angle, Every angle that is lets writing. F.

than a quarter of a circle. ACRE, (S... ) A measure of land, 40 poles

ACUIT

court.

ing. L.

ment.

Atuti Accent is expressed thus ['], and A DEQUATE, (A.) Equal to, propora

fhews where the voice is to be railede tionate. Acute Fever, A fever that comes on A'DEQUATENESS, (S.) Equality, agrece with violence, and runs its course in seven ableness with. L. or fourteen days.

ADHE'RE, (V.) To cleave, join, or stick A'DAGE, (S.) A proverb or old saying. L.

fast to. L. ADA'GIO, (As)'A term in mufick to ADHEʻRENCE, (S.) Sticking fast to, or mark a flow time. I.

Itrenuously maintaining the interest of A'DAMANT, (S.) A diamond. L. another. ADAMANTINE, (A.) Whatever is very | ADHEʻRENT, (S.) One that adheres to a hard and impenetrable. L.

party, or takes part with another. A'DAMITES, (S.) A fort of heretics, who ADHESION, (S.) A sticking to. in imitation of Adam, before the fall, A'DJACENT, (A.) Near, or bordering went naked to their afsemblies, and had

upon, L. their women in common. H.

ADIA PHOROUS, (A.) Neutral. G. ADAM'S APPLE, (S.) A prominency in AD'JECTIVE, (5.) In Grammar, a word the upper part of the throat.

expressive of some quality of the substanADA'PT, (V.) 1. To fit, 2. To apply to, tive. I, 3. To proportion. L.

ADIEU', (P.) Farewel. F. ADAPTED, (V.) Accommodated or pro- ADJOI'N, (V.) To lie close to. L. portioned.

ADJOU RNMENT, (S.) Putting off to ADD, (V.) To join or put to, to aug another day. F. L.

A'DIPOUS, (A.) Fatty. L. A'DDER, (S.) A viper, a poisonous ser-A'DIT, (S.) A fafrage under ground. Ļ, pent. Du.

ADJU'DGE, (V.) To pass fentence, to A'DDICE, or Adze, (s.) A tool used by decree. L. coopers and other artificers. S. ADJUDICATION, (S.) A judgment or ADDICT, (V.) 1. To be inclined to, 2. decree. To give one's felf up to. 3. To devote, A'DJUNCT, (S.) Any thing joined to to dedicate. L.

another that does not essentially belong to A DDITAMENT, (S.) Any thing added

it. L. to another.

ADJU'RE, (V.) 1. To charge solemnly, ADBI'TION, (S.) !. Joining to, in 2. To put a man to his oath. L. creasing, 2. An advantage, 3. In Arith- ADJU'ST, (V.) 1. To make fit, 2. To 'metick, the finding one number equal to set in order, 3. To balance an account, two or more numbers taken together, 4. 4. To make up a difference. F. In Ław, a title given to a man over and A'DJUTANT, (S.) 1. An affiftant, 2. An above his chriftian and surname.

officer in the army who affifts a superior. ADDITIONAL, (A.) Added to, or over ADJUTOR, (S.) A helper. L. and above.

ADMEASUREMENT, (S.) The act or A'DDLE, (A.) 1. This term was origi- practice of measuring according to rule. rially applied to eggs which prednce no- ADMENSURA'TION, (S.) The act of thing. Whence it comes to signify, 2. measuring to each his pait, L. Foolish, simple. $.

ADMI'NICLE, (S.) Help, support. L. ADDRESS, (S.) 1. Skill, or dexterity, ADMINI'CULAR, (A.) That which 2. Speaking, or writing, to a person, 3. gives help. L. A remonftrance, or petition. F. ADMINISTER, (V.) 1. To give, to afABDRE'SS, (V.) 1. To make application ford, to supply, 2. To act as agent in to, 2. To prepare, 3. To direct to. any employment or office, 3. To admi. ADDU'CENT, (A.) A term applied to nifier justice, 4. To administer the facrathose muscles that diaw two parts of the ments, 5. To administer an oatli, 6. To body nearer each other. L.

administer physick, 7. To contribute, in ADDUʼCTORS, (S.) Muscles which draw bring fupplies, 8. To perform the office nearer together those parts of the body to of an administrator. "L. which they are joined,

ADMINISTRA'TION, (S.) 1. The act ADE'PT, (s.) One thoroughly ikill'd in of adminiftring, 2. The management of his art or picfusion. L.

affai: sa

B 3.

a will.

affairs, 3. Those to whom the care of | ADVA'NCEMENT, (S.) Progress, promin
publick affairs is committed, 4. Diftri. motion, improvement.
bution, exhibition, dispensation. ADVANTAGE, (S.) Benefit, profit; su-
ADMINISTRA'TOR, (S.) One who periority; opportunity; convenience; fa-
manages the affairs of a person who vourable circumstances. F.
died without a will.

A'DVENT, (S.) The time appointed by ADMINISTRA'TRIX, (S.) A woman the church as a preparation for the feast who has administered, in consequence of of our Saviour's nativity. L.

ADVENTI'TIOUS, (A.) 1. Coming from A'DMIRAL, (S.) 1. The chief com without, 2. Happening by chance. L. mander of a fleet of ships, 2. An officer ADVENTURE, (S.) 1. An enterprize, who has the government of the king's 2. A hazard. F. navy, 3. The thip which carries the ad- ADVENTUROUS, (A.) 'Bold, daring, miral, F.

hazardous. A'DMIRALTY, Lords of tbe, (S.) Offi-A'DVERB, (S.) In Grammar, a word cers appointed for the management of na joined to a verb to express the manner, val affairs. F.

time, &c. of an action. L. ADMIRALTY Office, (S.) The court A'DVERSARY, (S.) An enemy. L.

where all maritime affairs are adjusted. A'DVERSE, (A.) 1. Opposite or contrary, AD HIRA'TION, (S.) A wondering, ad 2. Amictive, 3. Personally opponent. L. miring. L.

ADVEʻRSITY, (S.) Poverty; amiction; ADMIRE, (V.) 1. To wonder at, 2. To distress; misfortune. be in love with. L.

ADVE'RT, (V.) To mark, attend, or ADMI'T, (V.) 1. To let in, 2. To per take heed. L.

mit or suffer, 3. To agree to. L. ADVEʻRTENCY, (S.) Attention, con-
ADMITTANCE, or Admission, (S.) fideration, or regard.

Having access to, or leave to enter. ADVERTI'SE, (V.) 1. To inform, 2. TO
ADMI'X, (V.) To mingle one thing with give publick intelligence. F.
another. L.

ADVICE, (S.) .. Counsel, 2. Informa-
ADMO'NISH, (V.) 1. To put in mind tion,' 3. Prudent confideration. F.
of, 2. To advise, 3. To Tebuke. L. ADVI'SE, (V..) 1. To give advice, 2. To
ADMONI'TION, (S.) Reproof, exhorta - consult, 3. To inform, 4. To consider.
tion, counsel.

ADULATION, (S.) Flattery, fawning. ADO', (S.) 1. Trouble, difficulty, 2. Tu-A'DULATORY, (A.) Flattering. mult, bustle, business.

ADU’LT, (A.) Grown up to man's eADOLESCENCE, (S.) The flower of ftate. L. youth, from 14 to 25 yea

of age. L. ADUÖLTERATE, or Adulterated, (A.) ADO'PTION, (S.), Chusing one for a lon Corrupted, counterfeited, or mixed with

and heir, who is not so by nature. L. something worse, L.
ADO'RABLE, (A.) Fit to be worshipped ADU'LTERER, (S.) A man guilty of
and admired.

adultery.
ADO'RE, (V.) 1. To worfeip and reve- ADU'LTER ESS, (S.) A woman guilty
rence, 2. To pray to. L.

of adultery.
• ADO'RN, (V.) i. To beautify, 2. TO ADU'LTERY, (S.) The fin of incontie
dress. L.

nence in married people. _L.
ADRI'FT, (P.) Floating at random. ADU'MBRATE, (V.) To shadow out;
ADROIT, (A.) Ingenious, dexterous. F. to give a Night likeness. L.
ADSCITI'TÌOUS, (A.) That which is ADUNA'TION, (S.) Union; the state of

taken in to compleat something else. L. being united. L.
ADVANCE, (V.) 1. To go forward, ADU'NCITY, (S.) Crookedness. L.

2. To pay beforehand, 3. To promote, | A'DVOCATE, (S.) 1. One who pleads
4. To lift up, 5. To improve, to grace,

another's cause, . 2. An interceffor fot to heighten, 6. To propose, to offer to pardon. L. the public. F.

ADVOU'TRY, (S.) Adultery. F. ADVANCE Guard, The foremost division ADVOWEE', or Avuweé, (s.) A person

who enjoys an advowson. F.

AD.

of an 3:my.

manor.

ADVOWISON, (S.) A right which the fick, performed in a tender moving man. patron has to present to a benefice. F.

ner. 1. ADVOWSON Appendant, A right of pre-AFFI'ANCE, (S.) 1. Truft, confidence, lentation depending on a manos, as an

2. A contract of marriage, L. appurtenance thereto. ;

AFFIDA'VIT, (S.) A deposition or witADVOwson in Gross, An absolute right nesfing a thing upon oath. of presentation, not belonging to any AFFI'NITY, (s) 1. Kindred and alli

ance by marriage, 2. Agreement or conADU'ST, (A.) Burnt, parched up. L. formity. I. ADU'STIBLE, (A.) Combustible. AFFI'RM, (V.) 1. To assert and mainA'DYTUM, (S.) A fanctuary in Pagan tain, 2. To ratify a judgment, temples, into which none but the priests AFFIRMATION, (S.) The positive afwere admitted. G.

serting a thing; confirmation. L. ÆGILOPS, (S) An ulceration of the AFFI'RMATIVE, (A.) Positive, perlachrimal gland to the greater corner of emptory, dogmatical. the eye. G.

AFFIX, (V.) 1. To faften or fix upon ÆNIGMA. See ENIGMA.

2. To poft up, 3. To subjoin. L. AE'RIAL, (A.) Belonging to the air. G. AFFLA'TION, (S.) A blowing or breathAERO'LOGY, (S.) The doctrine of the ing upon. L. air. G.

AFFLICT, (V.). 1. To grieve, 2. To A'EROMANCY, (S.) Divination by the bring low or weaken, 3. To torment. L. air. G.

AFFLICTION, (S.) Sorrow, trouble, AERO'METRY, (S.) A measuring of calamity. the air. G.

AFFLI'CTIVE, (A.) Whatever causes AERO'SCOPY, (S.) As observation of affliction or pain. the air. G.

A'FFLUENCE, (S.) 1. Plenty, riches, ÆTHE'RIAL, (A.) Belonging to the abundance, 2. A fowing to any place. L, air, the heavens, the sky. G.

A'FFLUENT, (A.) 1. Plenteous, aboundÆTHIOPS-MINERAL, (S.) A medi ing, 2. Flowing to any part. cine prepared with sulphur and quick - A'FFLUX, (S.) A Aowing or gathering Silver. G.

together. L. ÆTITES, (S.) The eagle-stone. G. AFFO'RD, (V.) 1. To give or yield, AFFABI'LITY, (S.) Courteousness, kind. 2. To produce, S.

ness, and easiness of address. L. AFFRAI'D, (V.) To be in fear, F. AFFAIR, (S.) Any business or concern. AFFRA'NCHISE, (V.) To make free. F. AFFE'CT, (V.) 3. To incline to, 2. TO AFFRA'Y, (S.) A fray, a noile, a quarhanker after, 3. To have a value for, rel, F. 4. To move the passions, 5. To Audy AFFRI'GHT, (V.) To put in fear; to the appearance of any thing with some terrify. S. degree of hypocrisy, 6. To imitate in an AFFRONT, (V.) 1. To meet face to unnatural and constrained manner, L. face, to encounter, 2. To offer an open AFFECTA'TION, (S.) A ridiculous un insult, to offend avowedly. F. natural behaviour, frequently arising from AFFRO'NT, (S.) An injury, or abuse. a desire to please.

AFFRO'NTIVE, (A.) Injurious, or abuAFFE'CTED, (A.) 1. Seized with a dir five. temper, 2. Studied, or over curiously AFFUNSION, (S.) A pouring in or upon. done, 3. Moved or touched.

AFLO'AT, (P.) Floating. AFFE'CTION, (S.) Love, kindness, 2. AFOO'T, (P.) 1. On foot, not on horseWith physicians, disorder or affiliation, as' back, 2. In action; as, a design is afoot. the bypochondriac affections, 3. With na- AFO'RE, (P.) 1. Before, nearer, 2. Soonfuralists, properties, as the affections of er in time; 3. In time past, 4. In front. matter, 4. Passion of any kind, 5. Zeal, A'FRICA, ($.). One of the four grand di6. Lively representation in painting. L. visions of the terraqueous globe, lying AFFECTIONATE, (A.) Kind, full of south of Europe, being about 4320 miles affection,

in length from N, to S. and 4200 in AFFE'TTO, or Affettuoso, (A.) In Mu. treadth fiom E, to W.

AFT,

B 4

tree.

AFT, (P.) 1. Later, 2. Behind, AGILITY, (S.) Swiftness, liveliness, A'FTIR-Birth, (s.) A membrane that dexterity, contains the child in the womb, which is A'GIO, (S.) The difference between the brought away just after the infant is born.

(urrent money,

and the stock in a foreign A'TTER-Matb, (S.) The grass that grows

bank. I. after the field has been mowed.

AGISTMENT, (S.) A modus or comAFTER-Pains, (S.) Pains felt after child position. F. birth.

AGITATE, (V.) To move, stir up, toss, AFTERNOO'N, (S.) Past 12 at noon,

excite. L, A'GA, (S.) 1. Master or lord, a Turkish AGITATION, (S.) Motion, stirring, officer, the captain of the Janizaries, tosling, disturbance of mind. 2. The deputy governor of a town.

AGITA'TOR, (S.) A manager of an AGAIN, (P.) 1. A second time, once

affair, more, 2. On the other hand, 3. On an- AGMO'NDESHAM, (S.) In Buckingother part, 4. Besides, 5. Again and| hamshire, 29 miles from London. It has again, a frequent repetition.

a market on Tuesdays. Its fairs are on AGAINST, (P.) 1. Contrary, oppofite,

Whit-Monday and Sept. 19. 2. In contradiction to any opinion, 3.) A'GNAIL, (S.) A whitlow. S. Contrary to rule, 4. Opposite in place. AGNATION, (S.) Descent from the AGAST. See AGHAST.

same father in a direct line. L. A'GATE, (S.) An inferior kind of pre-JAGNI'ZE, (V.) To acknowledge, or own. cious stone, G.

A'GNUS CASTUS, (S.) The chalte AGE, (S.) 1. The duration of life, 2, A

L. hundred years, 3. A long space of time, AGNUS DEI, (S.) The lamb of God, a 4. The latter part of life, 5: The time lamb holding a cross stamp'd upon a piece of any race of men; as, the race of be of white

wax,

which being blessed by the toes, 6. A succession or generation of pope, paffes for a facred relick. L. men. F.

A GONY, (S.) Anguish or violent pain AGENCY, (S.) 1. A&ting, 2. Doing of body or mind; the pangs of death. G. business for another, 3. The reward paid AGREE', (V.) 1. To allow, 2. To be for such business. L.

of the same opinion, 3. To suit each A'GENT, (S.) 1. That which acts upon other's temper, 4. To make a bargain bodies, 2. A factor, 3. A resident, or in or agreement, 5. To reconcile. F. ferior ambassador,

AGREE'ABLE, (A.) 1. Acceptable, AGGLOMERATE, (V.) To wind round pleasant, 2. Convenient. in a bottom. L.

'AGREEMENT, (S.) 1. Union or relaq AGGLU'TINATE, (V.) 1. To glue or tion, 2. A reconcilement, 3. A contract. fick one thing to another, 2. To thicken A'GRICULTURE, (S.) Husbandry, tilfluid bodics. L.

lage, or the improvement of land. L. A'GGRANDIZE, (V.) 1. To increase AGROU'ND, (P.) 1. A vessel's being

or augment, 2. To raise or advance. F. unable to move for want of water, 2. To A'GGRAVATE, (V.) 1. To heighten or be aground, to be non-plufs'd. S.

make worse, 2. To incenfe or inflame, L. A'GUE, (S.) A well-known disease. F. AGGRAVATION, (S.) Enlarging, stir- A'GUISH, (A.) Chilly, belonging to an ring up to anger.

agie, A'GGREGATE,(V.) To gather together. AH, (P.) A sudden exclamation, most AGGREGATE, (s.) The total sum of frequently denoting compaflion and com.

all the numbers added together. L. plaint. AGGRESS, (V.) To assault first. L. AIN, (V.) To help or affil. F. AGGRE'SSOR, (S.) One that firft be. AID DE CAMP, (S.) An assistant in giné a quarrel or affault,

camp, a field efficer. '. AGGRIE'VE, (V.) To injure. L. AIL, (V.) To be out of order. S. AGHA'ST, or Agaft, (A.) Struck with AIL, or AI'LMENT, (S.) A Night inhorror, as at the appearance of an appa disposition. rition. S.

AIM, :(V.) 1. To Arive to hit a mark, A'GILE, (A.) Nimblę, alert, active. L. 2. Ta design or intend. F,

AIR, (S.) 1. A Auid invisible body, ne-A'LCAHOL, or A'lcohol, (S.) In Chemi. cessary to the life of animals and vege ftry, the pure refined substance separated tables, 2. The state of the air with re. from the grosser part, particularly a pure gard to health, 3. A small gentle wind, rectified fpirit. 4. Any thing light or uncertain, 5. The AʼLCAHOLIZE, (V.) To separate the open weather, 6. Vent; emission into pure from the grosser part. the air, 7. Publication, exposure to ALCALIZA'TION, or Alkalization, (S.} the publick., 8. Poetry; a song, 9. Mu The impregnating a liquor with alkafick, whether light or serious, 10. The line lalt. mien or manner of the person, 11. An A’LCHYMY, (S.) 1. The pretended art affected or laboured manner of gesture, of transmuting metals, and making the 12. Appearance. L.

philosopher's stone, 2. A kind of mix'a AIR, (V.) 1. To bring a person or thing metal used for sporns.

into the air, 2. To dry before the fire, ALCORAN, or Koran, (s.) The book 3. To warm liquors by the fire.

of Mabomer's law, Arab. AIR-Bladder, (S.) In fishes, by the help ALCOʻVE, (S.) 1. A place with rails, of which they rise and fall in the water.

@c, for a beil of state, 2. An open fumArd-Hole, (S.) A hole to admit air. mer-house in a garden. F. AIR-Pump, (s.) A machine by means of AʼLDBOROUGH, (S.) A town in Sufwhich the air is drawn out of a glass-folk, 88 miles from London; it has a veffel.

weekly market on Saturdays. It fairs are AI'RINESS, (S.) Liveliness, brikkness, March 1, May 3. gaiety.

AʼLDER, (S.) A tree that grows comAI'RING, (S.) A short journey.

monly in watry grounds. Teri. AI'RY, (A.) 1. Belonging to the air, A'LDERMAN, (S.) An associate of the 2. Cool, 3. Light or without folidicy, chief magiftrate of a city or borough. S. 4. Follof life, 5. Fluttering ; full of levity. ALE, (S.) A drink made of malt. S. AIT, (S.) A small ifand in a river. AʼLECONNER, (S.) An officer in LonA'LABASTER, (S.) A kind of soft don appointed to examine the measures of white marble. G.

pots used in alehouses. Teu. ALA'CRITY, (S.) Chearfulness. L. ALE'CTO, (S.) The name of one of the ALAMO'DE, (A.) 1. A thin filk, 2. Fa

Furies. Nijonable. F.

ALE'CTRYOMANCY, or Aléttoro.. ALARM, or Alárum, (S.) 1. A sudden mancy, (S.) An ancient divination by fright, 2. A clock to wake people at a means of a cock. G. certain hour, 3. A signal on the sudden AʼLEGAR, (S.) Sour ale or beer. S. arrival of an enemy. F.

A LEHOOF, (S.) Ground ivy. ALARM.Poft, (S.) The ground to which ALE'MBICK, (S.) A chemical vessel for each regiment is to repair in case of an distillation. A. alarm.

ALE'RT, (S.) Brisk, lively. F. ALA'RM, (V.) To affright, or surprize. A'LESBURY, or Aylesbury, (S.). The ALA'Y, (S.) In hunting, putting fresh largeft market town in Buckinghamshire, dogs in the cry.

44 miles from London with a market on St. A'LBANS, (S.) A large town in Saturdays. Its fairs are the Saturday beHertfordshire, 20 miles from London; fore Palm-Sunday, June 14, Sept. 25. With a market on Wednesdays and Sa- ALEXANDRINE, (S.) In Poetry, a turdays. Its fairs are March 25, June 17, measure that consists of two syilables and "eptember 29:

more than the common heroick verle; to A'LBION, (S.) The ancient name of this called from a prem wrote in that meaifiand. L.

sure by a Frenchman in praise of AlexALBU'GO, (S.) A white surerficial spot ander.

in the transparent cornea of the eye. L. ALEXIPHA'RMICKS, (S.) Remedies to ALCA'DE, or Alcáid, (S.) A name exrel poilin, by prodacing sweat. G. glven to the governor of a city in Bar- ALEXITE’RIALS, (A.) Medicines to exbary. In Sa'n the judge of a city. pel poison. G. A'LCAHEST, (S.) An unive: sal dificul- A’LGEBRA, (S.) The art of litoral pent,

arich

manner.

arithmetick, 1. Algebra numeral gives the | ALLEGOʻRICAL, (A.) Belonging to, or solution of arithmetical problems only in partaking of the nature of an allegory. numbers; and 2. Algebra fpecious, by A'LLEGORIZE, (V.) 1. To use allegothe letters of the alphabet. A.

ries, 2. To explain a subject by giving it ALGEBRA IST, (S.) One skilled in al an allegorical meaning. G. gebra.

A’LLEGORY, (S.) A continued metaA'LGORITHM, (S.) The art of com phor. G. putation by the four chief rules of arith-ALLEGRO, (A.) In Mufick, signifies metick, addition, substraction, multipli- that it is to be performed in a bridk lively cation, and divifion.

1. ALHOʻLLANTIDE, (S.) All Saints day, ALLE VIATE, (V.) To ease, or affuage. the first of November.

A’LLEY, (S.) 1. A narrow passage, 2. A'LIAS, (P.) Also, otherwise. L. A walk in a garden, F. A’LIEN, (S.) A stranger, or foreigner. L. ALLI'ANCE, (S.) 1, Kindred, 2. Con. A’LIENATE, (V.) 1. To estrange one's federacy or league, 3. Relation by mare

affections from, 2. To Yell or give away. riage, F. ALIENA'TION, (S.) The act of alienat- ALLIE'S, (S.) States who have entered ing.

into a league for their mutual defence. F. *A'LIMENT, (S.) Food, nourishment. Í. ALLIGA'TION, (S.) 1. Joining together, ALIME'NTARY, (A.) Feeding, nourish 2. A rule in Arithmetick, which teaches ing.

to adjust the price of compounds, formed A'LIMONY, (S.) Maintenance, support, of several ingredients of different value. allowed to a wife whep parted from her ALLIGATOR, (S.) An amphibious creahusband. L.

ture in the East and West Indies, called A'LIQUANT Part, (S.) In Arithmetick, also a crocodile. fuch'a part of a number as, when repeat- ALLI'SION, (S.) A striking one thing ed, cannot measure it without some re against another. L. mainder. L.

ALLO‘DIAL, or Allódian, (A.) Free from A'LIQUOT Part, (S.) Such a part as will fines and services, S.

exactly measure it when repeated, without ALLO'NGE, (S.) In fencing, a pass or any remainder.

thruft. F. ALISA'NDERS, (S.) The herb lovage. L. ALLOʻT, (V.) 1. To appoint, 2. To A’LKAHEST, (S.) In Chemiftry, an uni grant or bestow, 3. To distribute by lot. verfal dissolvent.

ALLOʻW, (V.) 1. To acknowledge, 2. A'LKALI, (S.) In Chemistry, the fixed To approve of, 3. To give, 4. To permit, falt of any plant, or any body that fer 5. To grant, to yield, 6. To authorize, ments with an acid. A.

7. To admit, 8. To make abatement, or ALKA'LIZATE, (V.) To make bodies provision. alkaline, or to partake of the properties ALLOWANCE, (S.) 1. An indulgence, of an alkali.

2. Pension, 3. A deduction, 4. Sanction, ALKE'RMES, (S.) A confection wherein licençe, 5. Admission withcut contrakermes berries are the basis.

diction. ALL, (A.) Every onc, every thing, the ALLO'Y. See ALLAY.

whole. it is much used in composition ; ALLU’DE, (V.) To refer, to have an 3s, all-knowing, all-seeing, &c.

eye to a thing without direct mention. ALLA’Y, or Allóy, (S.) Any sort of me-| ALLU'MINATE, (V.) To decorate or tal mixed with a purer sort. F.

adorn. F. ALLA Y, (V.) 1. To debase any metal ALLU'RE, (V.) 1. To entice or decoy, by mixing with it one of less value, 2. 2. To cajole or wheedle. L. To ease or aliuage, 3. To cut up a phea- ALLU REMI NT, (S.) A temp on or fant.

decoying. ALLE'DGE, (V.) To affirm, to produce ALLUSION, (S.) Any thing that refers à proof or excufe.

to something else. L. ALLEGA'TION, (S.) 1. Alledging or ALLY', (S.) One united to another by

proving, 2. Quirting an authority. L. some connection or agreement. ALLEGIANCE, (S.) Fidelity, or duty ALMACA'NTARS, (5.) Gircles of the to the king. F.

{phere

Iphere drawn parallel to the horizon, called (ALTERCAPTION, (S.) Wrangling, dirCircles of beigbt.

puting. L. A'LMANACĂ, (S.) A book or sheet ALTERNATE, (A.) By turns; reci. containing the days of the months, procal. L. eclipses, &c.

ALTERNATE Angles, In Geometry, two A'LMOND, (S.) 1. A fruit fo called, acute angles made by a right line cutting 2. A furnace used by refiners for fepara two parallel lines. ting metals.

ALTERNATI Proportion, The ratio of A'LMONDS of the throat, improperly antecedent to antecedent, and consequent called Almonds of tbe cars. The true to consequent, in any proportion. name is Tonfils.

ALTERNA'TION, (S.) A regular changA'LMONER, or A'lmner, (S.) One who ing by turns. distributes the alms given by a king, ALTE'RNATIVE, (S.) 1. One of two prince, or nobleman. F.

propofitions offered, of either of which ALMS, (S.) Charitable benefactions given we may make choice, 2. Choice, option. to the poor. F.

ALTERNATIVELY,(P.) InterchangeAʼLNWICK, (S.). A town in Northum- ably, by turns. berland, 268 miles from London, with a AL'TIEN, (S.) A piece of Russian money market on Saturdays. Its fairs are Palm worth 3d. fterling. Sunday Evc, May 12, (or, if it falls on a ALTIMETRY, (S.) The art of measure Sunday, the Saturday before) the lasting heights. Monday in July, first Tuesday in Octo- A’LTITUDE, (S.) Height, elevation. L.

ber, and Saturday before Christmas, A'LTON, (S.) In Hampshire, 50 miles | ALOES, (S.) The inspiffated juice of a from London. Its market is on Saturdays,

plant of the same name. The best is and has a fair Sept, 29. called succotrine aloes; the worst borse A'LTRINGHAM, (S.) In Cheshire, 150 aloes. There is likewise a wood called miles from London. It has a market on aloes, which is brought from the Eaft Thursdays. Its fairs are Aug. 5, Nov. 2. Indies.

A'LTUS, or Alto, (S.) In musick, the ALO‘FT, (P.) On high, above. S. counter tenor. I. ALOO'F, (P.) 1. Close to the wind, 2. ALU'DELS, (S.) In Chemistry, pots or At a distance.

glasses without bottoms, used in fublim. ALOʻPECY, (S.) The falling off of the ing any matter. Hair. G.

A'LUM, (S.) A mineral falt. L. ALOUD, (P.) Loudly.

AMAI'N, (P.) A fea term, much, very A'LPHABET, (S.) All the letters of a faft, vigorously. language. G,

AMA'LGAMATE, (V.) In Chemistry, ALPHABE'TICAL, (A.) According to to mix mercury with any metal, and rethe order in which the letters stand in the duce it to a kind of paste. alphabet.

AMALGAMA'TION, (S.) The diffolv. A'LRESFORD, (S.) A town in Hamp- ing metals by mercury or quickfilver. fire, 60 miles from London; it has a AMANUE'NSIS, (S.) A clerk, one that market every Thursday. It has a fair on writes what another dictates. L. June 24.

AMA'SS, (V.) To collect together. F. A’LSTON MORE, (S.) in Cumberland, A'MATORY, (A.) relating to love. L. 250 Miles from London. It has a market AMA'ZE, (V.) To surprize or astonish. S. on Saturdays. Its fairs are last Thursday A'MAZONS, (S.) Warlike women who in May, and first Thursday in September, it is said inhabited a country near the A'LTAR, (S.) A place on which facri- river Thermodon in Afia. G. fices were offered. H.

AMBA'GES, (S.) Circumlocutions, runA’LTER, (V.) 1. To change, 2. To ning wide from the subject. L. transform. L.

AMBA'SSADOR, (S.) A person sent by ALTERA"TION, (S.) Change.

one prince or ftate to another, to treat A’LTERATIVES, (S.) Medicines which about some important business, F. imperceptibly change the constitution from AMBA'SSADRESS, (S.) The wife of an a state of fickness to that of health, ambassador; a woman sent on a mesiage.

AM.

court,

A'MBER, (S.) A yellow transparent bitu beg pardon of God, the king, and the minous substance. G.

F. A’MBERGRESE, (S.) A fragrant drug. F. AMENDMENT, (S.) 1. A change from AMBIDE XTER, (S.) 1. A person who bad for the better, 2. Reformation of

uses both hands alike, 2. A knave that life, 3. Recovery of health, 4. In Law, plays on both sides, 3. In Law, a juror the correction of an error committed in a who takes money of both parties for his process. verdict. - L.

AME'NDS, (S.) Recompense, or fatis AMBIDE'XTROUS, (A.) One expert at faction. foul practices.

AME NITY, (S.) A delightful situation. AMBIENT, (A.) Encompassing about, AME'RCE, (V.) To fine. F. particularly applied to the air, which en- AME’RCEMENT, or Amérciament, (S.) compasseth all bodies. L.

A fine laid at the discretion of the court. AMBIFA'RIOUS, (A.) Having a double AMEʻRICA, (S.) So called from Amerimeaning. L.

cus Vefputius, one of the four grand diAMBIGU'ITY, (5.) Obscurity, or what visions of the globe, lying Weft from Eu

may be taken in different senses. L. rope and Africa, and extending in length AMBIGUOUS, (A.) Obscure, doubtful, from N. to S. 7000 miles, and in some i uncertain,

places near 3680 miles broad. AMBIT, (S) 'In Geometry, the line or AME’SS, or Amýce, (S.) An ornament

lines by which a figure is bounded. L. worn by the Romish priests on their shoulAMBI’TION, (S.) An immoderate desire ders when they say mass. F.

of honour, wealth, or power. L. A'METHYST, (8.) A precious stone AMBI'TIOUS, (A.) 1. Full of ambition, of a deep violet colour, bordering on 2. Eager, defirous.

parple. A'MBLE, (V.) To pace, to make a min-A'MIABLE, (A.) 1. Lovely, 2, Amia cing step. F.

ble numbers are such as are mutually A'MBLESIDE, (5.). A town in Weft equal to each others aliquot parts. F. moreland, 250 miles from London. Its A'MIABLENESS, (S.) Loveliness, de. market is on Fridays. Its fairs are Wed-firableness. nesday after Whitsunday, and O&t. 29. A’MICABLE, (A.) 1. Friendly, 2. Peace, A'MBLYGON, (s.) Any plain figure able. L.

whose fides make an obtuse angle. G. A'MIENT, (S.) A Roman gold coin in AMBLYGO'NIAL, (A.) Obtuse angled value 175. id. AMBROʻSIA, (S.) 1. According to the A'MITY, (S.) Friendship, affection. L. poets, the food of the gods, 2. The herb A'MMA, (S.) In Surgery, a truss. called the oak of Jerusalem. G. A'MMON, (S.) A name given to Ju. AMBROʻSIAL, (X.) Belonging to ambró- piter. ha, sweet.

AMMONIAC, Gum, (S.) The concreted AMBULATION, (S.) Walking. L. juice of a plant brought from the Eaft InAMBUSCA DE, or Ainbush, (s.) A lying dies, useful in medicine. in wait to furprize unawares. F.

AMMOʻNIAC, Sal or Salt; a factitious A'MEL, (S.) Enamel. F.

salt made in Egypt, from whence it is A'MEN, (P.) So be it, may it be as I brought to us. have said. H.

AMMUNITION, (S.) All sorts of warAMEʼNABLE, (A.) 1. Refponfible, 2. like stores and provisions. F. In Law, a woman's submitting to the ay. A'MNESTY, (S.) An act of oblivion, or. thority of her husband. F.

general pardon. G. AME'ND, (V.) 1. To correct, improve, or AMORO'SO, (S.) A lover, a gallant. I repair, 2. To reform, 3. To recover from. AMOROUS, (A.) 1. Loving, 2. Nafickness. L.

turally inclined to love, 3. Belonging to AME'NDE HONORA'BLE, (S.) The love. making an open recantation, frequently AMO'RT, (A.) 1. Dead, extinguished, attended with many circumstances of dis 2. Heavy, dull, melancholy. F. grace; as when in Franče a person is fen- AMOU'NT, (S.) 1. The value of a. tenced to go in his shiit, with a to:ch in thing, 2, The total of an account. his band, and a rope about his neck, to?

AMOURS,

AMOU'RS, (S.) Love intrigues. F. ANA'CHORITE, (S.) A monk who AMPHIBIOUS; (A.) Living either on leaves his convent for a more Solitary land, or in water. G.

life. G AMPHIBOLO'GICAL, (A.) Doubtful, ANA'CHRONISM, (S.) Placing an event indeterminate, G.

much earlier or later than it really hapo AMPHIBO'LOGY, (S.) An obscure way

pened, G. of writing or speaking, so that a sen- ANACLA'TICKS, (S.) The doctrine of

tence will admit of two opposite mean refracted light; dioptricks. G. ings. G.

ANACREONTICK Verses, (S.) Verses AMPHI'SCII, (S.) The inhabitants of in imitation of those wrote by the poet the Torrid Zone, whose Sadows fall diffe Anacreon, G.

rent ways at different times of the year. G. ANADIPLO'SIS, fS.) Reduplication; a AMPHITHEATRE, (S.) An edifice ei-figure in rhetorick. G. ther round or oval, with rows of seats, ANAGRAM, (S.) A transposition of the and an area in the middle. G.

letters of a name or sentence, so as to A'MPLE, (A.) 1. Large, wide, extended, make orher words or sentences. G.

2. Great ja bulk, 3. Unlimited; without ANAGRAMMATIST, (S.) A writer of restriction, 4. Liberal, large, without anagrams, parfimony, 5. Large; {plendid, 6. Dif-ANALEPTICK, (A.) Restorative. G. fusive; not contracted. L.

ANALE'PTÍCKS, (S.) Restorative me. CAMPLIFICATION, (S.) An enlarging. dicines, used to recover the body when A'MPLIFY, (V.) 1. To enlarge, to ex wasted by sickness or want of food. G. tend, 2. To illustrate. L.

ANA'LOGY, (S.) The resemblance that A'MPLITUDE, (S.) 1. Extent, 2. Large one thing bears to another. G. ness, greatness, 3. Capacity, 4. Splen- ANA'LYSIS, (S.) 1. A resolution of a dor, grandeur, 5. Copiousness, abun- thing into the parts of which it is comdance,' 6. In Aftronomy, an arch of the posed, and from thence fewing the poshorizon, intercepted between the true Libility or impoflibility of a proposition, East and Weft point thereof, and the cen. 12. The chemical reduction of metals, &c. tre of the sun or ftar at its rising and to their first principles, 3. The diffecting festing. L.

a human body. G. A'MPTHILL, (S.) A town in Bedford - ANALY'TICK, or analy'tical, (A.) Befhire, 43 miles from London, with a longing to an analysis. market on Tuesdays. Its fairs are on ANAMORPHO'sis, (S) Deformation; May 4, and Dec. 11.

perspective projection, in such a mannes AMPUTATION, (S.) A cutting off a that in one point of view it shall appear

limb, or other part of the body. L. deformed, and in another an exact repreA'MULET, (S) An appended remedy, a sentation. G. charm carried about a person to preserve ANA'NAS, (S.) An Indian fruit, com him from harm. F.

monly called the pine-apple. AMU'SE, (V.) 1. To divert the atten- ANAPHORA, (S.) A figure wherein tion, 2. To entertain, 3. To feed with several clauses of a sentence are begun vain promises. F.

with the fame word. G. 'AMUSEMENT, (S.) Any thing that A'NARCHY, (S.) Diforder, confufios amuses the mind. F.

without government. G. AMY'GDALATE, (A.) Made of blanch- ANASA'RCA, (S.) A kind of dropsy, G. od almonds. G.

ANASTOMO SIS, (S.) The inolculation ANA, (P.) Of each an equal quantity. of the vessels. G. ANABÀ'PTISTS, (S.) A fect who be- ANASTOMATICKS, (S.) Such médi. lieve that no one ought to be baptized cines as, by widening the orifices of the till he can give an account of his faith. vessels, cause a free circulation of the ANACAMPTICK, (A.) Reflecting blood. G. back. G.

ANA'STROPHE, (S.) A figure whereby ANACATHA'RTICKS, (S.) Medicines words, which should bave preceded, arc that cause vomiting. G.

postponed. G. ANACEPHALÆ OSIS, (S.) A fumming ANA'THEMA, (S.) 1. A curse, or exup what has been said before, G,

COI

communication, 3. An accursed person ANEMO'METER, (S.) An instrument or thing. G.

contrived to measure the wind. G. ANA'THEMATIZE, (V.) To curse or ANEʻMONY, (S.) The name of a flower. excommunicate.

A'NEMOSCOPE, (S.) An inftrument ANA'TOCISM, (S.) Compound interest, invented to foretel the change of the interest upon interest. G.

wind. G. ANA'TOMIST, (S.) One skilled in A'NGEL, (S.) (i. e.) 1. A messenger, one ANATOMY, (S.) 1. The art of diffect of those beings employed in executing the ing animal bodies, in order to discover orders of the divine providence, 2. The the fructure of their parts, 2. A skele word is sometimes used in a bad sense; ton, a meagre perfon. G.

as, angel of darkness, 3. In the style of A'NCESTORS, (S.) Predecessors, fore love, a beautiful person, 4. A gold coin fathers. L.

of ten shillings value, G. A'NCHOR, (S.). 1. An iron instrument ANGEL Shot, (S.) Two half cannon bul. to prevent a ship from being driven from lets linked together by a chain. the place where she rides, 2. A measure ANGE'LICA, (S.) A plant so called. L. of five gallons, 3. A thing which con- ANGE’LICAL, (A.) Like an angel. fers ftability. F.

A'NGER, (S.) Resentment, rage, dis. A'NCHOR, (V.) 1. To cast anchor ; to pleasure; redness and smart of a fore. S.

Jie at anchor, 2. To stop at, to reft on. A'NGER, (V.) To provoke or difplease. A'NCHORAGE, (S.) Fit ground to cast ANGI'NA, (S.) The quinsey. L. anchor in.

ANGIO'GRAPHY, (S.) Defcription of A'NCHORITE, or A'nchoret, (S.) A the vessels of a human body. G. hermit, one that leads a solitary life in a ANGIOMONOSPE'RMOUS, (A.) Such desart for the sake of devotion, and to plants as have but one seed in the feedbe out of the reach of temptation. G. vefsel or pod. G. ANCHOVY, (S.) A small fish pickled A'NGLE, (S.) 1. In Geometry, the space

and brought from the Mediterranean. 1. between two lines intersecting each other, A'NCHYLOPS, (S.) A swelling between 2. An inftrument to take fish, 3. A nook

the corner of the eye and the nose. G. or corner. L. ANCIENT, or A'ntient, (A.) Old, aged, A'NGLE, (V.) To fish with a fishinglong, past, former, F.

rod. S. A'NCIENTS, or A'ntients, (Ş.) 1. Men A'NGLESEA, (S.) An island in North

of ancient times, 2. Such as have served Wales, containing 74 parishes, two mar. all the offices of the parish they live in, ket towns, and sending one member to 3. Seniors, 4. Flags set in the stern of parliament. a fhip. F.

A'NGLICISM, (S.) The English idiom. F. A'NCIENTLY, (P.) Long ago. ANGRED, (A.) Provoked, displeased. A'NCLE, or A'nkle, (S.) The joint A'NGUISH, (S.) An acute pain in the which parts the leg and the foot. $. body or mind. F. A'NDIRONS, (S.) Irons at the end of a A'NGULAR, (A.) Any thing that has

fire-grate, on which the fpit turns. corners or angles. L. A'NDOVER, (S.) A town in Hampshire, ANHELA'TION, (S.) 1. Panting, 2. 66 miles from London; it has a market Fetching the breath quick. L. on Saturdays. Its fairs are on Midlent-ANHE’LOUS, (A.) 1. Out of breath, Saturday, May 12, and Nov. 16. Near 2. Inclining to an asthma. to it, on the soth of October, is kept ANIMADVEʻRSION, (S.) 1. Obferva. Weyhill fair, esteemed one of the greatest tion, confideration, 2. Remark, or criin England.

ticism, 3. Severe cenfure, 4. PunishANDR O'GYNAL, (A.) Belonging to a will-gill, or an hermaphrodite. G. ANIMADVER'T, (V.) 1. To examine ANECDOTES, (S.) Memoirs of the into, 2. To remark or criticise, 3. To manners, transactions, and secret affairs punish, L. of princes and great men, or others. G. A'NIMAL, (S.) A body endued with life, ANEMO'GRAPHY, (S.) A description motion, and sense ; not fpiritual. L. of the winds, G,

ANIMA'LCULE, (S.) An insect fo small.

ment,

as

as to be scarce.visible to the naked eye. L. A'NSATED, (A.) Having handles. L. ANIMATE, (V.) 1. To give life to, A'NSWER, (V.) 1. To speak in return to

2. To encourage or embolden. L. a question, 2. To speak in opposition, 3A'NIMATED, (A.) Enlivened, quick- To be accountable for, 4. To vindicate or ened, encouraged.

justify, 5. To give an account, 6.TocorANIMOʻSITY, (S.) 1. ' Heat or rage, respond to, to suit with, 7. To satisfy any 2, Aversion or hatred.

claim or petition, 8. To act reciprocally A'NNALIST, (S.) A writer of

upon, 9. To stand as a correlative to fomeA'NNALS, (S.) A history of things done thing else, 10. To bear proportion to, from year to year. F.

11. To perform what was intended, 12, ANNEA'L, (V.) 1. To paint on glass or To comply with, 13. To appear to any .earthen ware,

2. To anoint with oil. S. authoritative summons. ANNEA'LING, (S.) The art of paint. A'NSWERABLE, (A.) 1. That to ing or ftaining glass, &c.

which a reply may be made, 2. Obliged ANNE'X, (V.) To unite or add one to give an account, 3. Correspondent, thing to another. L.

4. Proportionate, 5. Suitable, suited, ANNI'HILATE, (V.) 3. To reduce to 6. Equal, 7. Relative, correlative,

nothing, 2. To deltroy, 3. To annul, L. ANT, (S.) An emmet, or pismire. S. ANNIHILATION, (s.) Taking away ANTA'GONIST, (S.) One that contenda

the existence of any created being. L. for the mastery; contrary. G. ANNIVERSARY, (S.) 1. A certain day ANTARCTICK Circle, (s.) One of the appointed to be kept yearly in commemo circles of the sphere, parallel to the equaration of some event, 2. (A.) Annual. tor, 23 deg. 30 min, distant from the ANNO DOMINI, (S.) or A. D. In the South pole. G. year of our Lord. L.

ANTARCTICK Pole, (S.) The South pole. ANNOTATION, (S.) A remark, note, ANTECEDA'NEOUS, (A.) Going beor observation. L.

fore. L. ANNO'Y, (V.) To moleft, prejudice, or ANTECE'DENT, (S.) That which goes hurt. F.

before, ANNOYANCE, (S.) Any thing disa. ANTECHAMBER, or Antichamber, (S.) greeable or prejudicial. F.

An outer chamber, where people wait till ANNUAL, (X.) Yearly, every year. L. a great man is to be spoke to. F. ANNU'ITY, (s.) A yearly penfion, an A'NTEDATE, (V.) To date before the income for a term of years. L.

time. F. ANNU'L, (V.) To abolish or repeal. F. ANTEDILU'VIAN, (A.) Whatever was A'NNULAR, (A.) Like a ring. L. before the flood. L. ANNUNCIATION, (S.) The delivery ANT'EMER I'DIAN, (S.) Before noon, I. of a message; it is particularly applied to ANTEPAST, (S.) A foretaste. L. the festival of Lady Day, March 25. ANTEPENU'LTIMA, (S.) The last fyl. kept in remembrance of the angel's mei. lable but two. fage to the Virgin Mary, concerning our ANTEPILE'PTICKS,(S.) Medicines good Saviour's birth,

for convulsions. G. A'NODYNES, (S.) Remedies that alle- ANTERIOR, (A.) Something before anviate or take away any pain.

other. L. ANOI'NT, (V.) 1. To pour oil or oint-A'NTHEM, (S.) A divine song. G. ment upon, 2. To besmear.

ANTHESPHORIA, (S.) Festivals cele. ANOMALI'STICAL, (A.) Irregular. G. brated by the antient Greeks in honour ofANOMALOUS, (A.) Unequal, irregu- Proserpine. lar. G.

ANTHESTE’RIA, (S.) Festivals of the ANO'MALY, (S.) Inequality or irregu. Athenians in which the Naves were Jarity.

feasted. G. ANO'NYMOUS, (A.) Nameless. G. ANTHOʻLOGY, (S.) 1. A collection of A'NOREXY, (S.) Want of appetite. flowers, 2. A collection of devotions, ANO'THER, (A.) 1. Not the same, 3. A collection of poems. G. 2. One more, 3. Any other, 4. Not one's ANTHROPCYPHAGI, (S.) Canibals or self, s. Widely different.

men-eaters, G,

ANTI

type. G.

ANTIARTHRI'TICKS, (S.) Medicines ANTIQUITY, (S.) Antientness. F. proper to remove the gout. G. ANTISCII, (S.) People who live under ANTIASTHMA'TICKS, (S.) Medicines the fame meridian, but under different proper for the afthma. G.

paraliels, equally diftant on the North ANTICHRIST, (S.) 1. An adversary to and South from the equator. They have Chrift, 2. A seducer who puts himself in noon and midnight at the same time, Chrift's stead. G.

but while one has summer, the other has ANTICHRI'STIAN, (A.) Belonging to widter. G. Antichrist, or contrary to the laws of ANTISCORBU'TICKS," (S.) Medicines Christianity,

againit the scurvy. L. ANTICIPATE, (V.) 1. To enjoy or ANTI'THESIS, (S.) A rhetorical figure fuffer beforehand by the help of imagina - by which contraries are opposed to each tion, 2. To forestal, to prevent by doing other ; opposition, contraft. before the time. L.

ANTITRINITARIANS, (S.)Those who A'NTICK, (S.) A mimick or buffoon. F. deny the Trinity. ANTICLIMAX, (S.) A fentence in ANTITYPE, (S.) An example like the which the latter part finks lower than pattern, or that which is prefigured by a the firft, contrary to the figure called a Climax. G.

ANTIVENEʻREALS, (S.) Remedies 2A'NTIDOTE, (S.) A counter poison. G. gainst the venereal disease. L. 'ANTIEME'TICKS, (5.) Medicines to ANTLERS, (S.) Branches of a 'ftag's prevent vomiting. G.

horns. ANTILOPE, (S.) A kind of deer with ANTOEʻCI, (S.) Those inhabitants of twisted horns.

the earth, who live under the same lonANTIMONARCHICAL, or Antimonár- gitude and latitude, but in different he

chial, (A.) Against monarchy. G. mispheres. A'NTIMONY, (S.) A black shining mi- ANTONOMA'SIA, (S.) A form of neral substance. L.

speech in which for a proper name a ANTINEPHRI'TICKS, (S.) Medicines dignity is used. As, the Orator, for against the diseases of the reins and kid Cicero. nies. G.

A'NTRE, (S.) A cavern or den. F. ANTINO'MIANS, (S ) A fect who be- ANXIETY, (S.) Trouble or perturbation lieve that good works do not further sal of mind on account of some future event, vation, G.

lowness of spirits, L. ANTI'PATHY, (S.) An involuntary ha- | A'NXIOUS, (A.) Uneasy, careful, doubte

tred or aversion to any thing. It is op-ful, thoughtful. pofed to sympathy.

AO'N!AN Mount, (S.) The hill of Par. ANTIPERÚSTASIS, (S.) The oppo naffus in Bæotia, the refidence of the fition of contrary qualities, whereby one Mures. G. is increased or heightened. G.

AC'RTA, (S.) The great artery." G. ANTI'PHRASIS, (S.) The use of words APACE, (P.) Quick, swift. in a sense opposite to their common mean- APA'RT,(P.) 1. Separate, 2. Private. L. ing. G.

APARTMENT, (S.) Part of a house ANTI'PODES, (S.) Those inhabitants of occupied by a feparate person. F.

the earth who walk feet againit feet. G. A'PATHY, (S.) Insenfibility, a freedom A'NTIPOPE, (S.) A falie pope set up from all paliions. G. against one that is duly chofen. "G.. APE, (S.) An animal that has the nearest ANTIPTO'SIS, (S.) A figure in Gram resemblance to a man. S. mar, by which one case is put for ano- APE, (V.) To imitate aukwardly. ther. G.

A'PEPŠY, (S.) Indigestion. G. ANTIQUARY, (S.) One skilled in the APE'RIENTS, (S.) Opening medicines. L, knowledge of antiquity. L.

A'PERTURE, (S.) An opening. A'NTIQUATE, (V.) To repeal or make APE’TALOUS, (A.) Without flowervoid. L.

leaves. G. ANTIQUE, (A.) 1. Anticnt, not mo- A'PEX, (S.) The summit, top, or point. dern, 2. Of genuine antiquity, 3. Of|APHAE'RESIS, (S.) A figure in Grammar an old fashion, 4. Odd, wild, aniick. Fil.

that

that takes away a letter or fyllable from 2. A figure in Rhetorick, where an orator the beginning of a word. G.

changing his discourse addresles himself APHE'LION, or Aphélium, (S.) That to some absent person or insensible being.

point of a planet's orbit in which it is at APO'THECARY, (S.) One who prepares the greatest distance from the sun. G. medicines, G. APHORISM, (S.) A short pithy sen- APOTHE’OSIS, (S.) The deification of tence, a maxim. G.

men after their death. G. APHRODISIAC, (A.) Relating to any A POZEM, (S.) A decoction.

thing venereal; as, the venereal disease. APPA'L, (V.) To daunt or astonifle, A'PISH, (A.) 1. Having the qualities of APPARA'TUS, (S.) The preparation, an ape, in, imitating another person, 2. furniture, and all the inftruments necessaFoppith, affected, 3. Silly, tritning, ry for philofophical experiments. L. 4. Warton, playful.

APPA'REL, (S.) Raiment, cloathing. F. APO'CALYPSE, (S.) A vision, particu- APPA'RENT, (A.) 1. Visible, plain, larly applied to the Revelation of St. John. evident, 2. The place in which an oba APOʻCOPE, (S.) A figure which takes ject appears, in contradiftinction to its real the last letter of á syllable away. G.

place. L. APOCRYPHA, ($:) Certain books of APPARITION, (S.) 1. Appearances

doubtful authority joined to the bible. G. 2. A spirit, a phantom. L. APOʻCRYPHAL, (A.) Doubtful, that APPA'RITOR, (S.) 1. One who cites will admit of dispute.

to appear before the spiritual court, 2. A A'POGEE, (S.) A point in the heavens, beadle of an university. L. wherein the fun or plånet is at its greatest APPE'ACH, (V.) 1. To accuse, 2. To distance from the earth. But it is moft censure or reproach. properly referr'd to the moon. G. APPE'AL, (V.) 1. To refer to the judgAPOLLO, (S.) One of the heathen dei ment of another, 2. To remove a cauta ties, said to drive the chariot of the sun, from an inferior to a superior court. L. and "esteemed the God of physic, music, APPE'AR, (V.) 1. To become visible, poetry, painting, &c.

2. To seem or look, 3. To make a fi APO'LLYON, (s.) The destroyer, a gure, 4. To fand in the presence of ' name given to the devil. G.

some superior, 5. To exhibit one's self APO'LOGIZE, (V.) To make a defence before a court, 6. To become visible, as a or excuse.

Spirit, 7. To feem; in opposition to reality. A'POLOGUE, (S.) A moral fable. G. APPEA'RANCE, (S.) 1. The figure of APOʻLOGY, (S.) A defence or excuse. L. a thing, 2. An outside thew, 3. Proban APONEUROSIS, (S.) A tendon, or its bility, 4. A pretence, 5. Attendance, expansion into a membrane. G.

6. The act of coming into fight, 7. A'POPHTHEGM, (S.) A short instructive Semblance, not reality, 8. Entrance into sentence. G.

a place or company, 9. Apparition, sua APOPHYSIS, (S.) The process or prospernatural visibility, 1o. Presence, mien. tuberance of a bone. G.

APPE'ASE, (V.) To pacify. F. A'POPLEXY, (S.) A disease of the brain APPE'LLANT, (s.) One who brings an that suddenly deprives the patient of all appeal. L. Sensation. G.

APPELLATION, (S.) A name, or title., APO'STASY, (S.) A falling away from APPELLEE', (S.) One who is appealed the religion a man had before made a against. profeflion of. G.

APPENDAGE, (S.) An addition to any APOʻSTATE, (S.) One who forsakes the thing. L. truth, or what his former companions APPENDIX, (S.) A supplement added to think the truth. G.

a book. F. APO'STATIZE, (V.) To revolt from. APPERTAIN, (V.) To belong. L. APO'STLE, (S.) À messenger; the twelve A'PPETENCY, (s.) An earneft defire fora disciples sent by our Saviour to preach the A'PPETITE, (S.) 1. The natural desire gospel to all nations. G.

of food, 2. The desire of fensual pleasure, APO'STROPHE, (S.) I. A mark to 3. Violent Jonging, 4. Keennels of fto.

shew that one or more letters are cut off, mach, hunger. L. exprefled thus l') as can't for cannots

AP

neader to

APPLAU'D, (V.) 1. To praise or highly , APPROʻPRIATE, (V.) 1. To destine, commend, 2. To praise by clapping the 2. To take to one's own use. F. hands. L.

APPROPRIA'TION, (S.) 1. AppropriaAPPLAU'SE, (S.) Approbation loudly ting a thing to a particular use, 2. In expressed.

Law, it is when the profits of a church A'PPLE, (S.) 1. A well known fruit, living are made over to a college or body 2. The pupil of the eye:

corporate, and one of the members offi. A'PPLEBY, (S.) A town in Westmore ciates as vicar. land, 276 miles from London. Its market APPROVE, (V.) To like; to make woris on Saturday. Its fairs are on Whitfun- thy of approbation. Eve, Whit-Monday, and August 10. APPROXIMATION, (S.) A coming APPLICATION, ($.) 1. Putting one

L. thing to another, 2. Close attendance APPU'LSE, (S.) Striking againft any or ftudy; 3. Addressing a person for a thing. * Approach of the moon to the favour, 4. The employment of any means

fixed stars. L. for a certain end, s. Attention to fome APPU'RTENANCE, (S.) A thing that particular affair. L.

belongs to another, F. APPLY', (V.) 1. To put one thing to A'PRIL, (S.) The fourth month of the another, 2. To lay medicaments on a year, so called because in this month all wound, 3. To make use of as suitable, things begin to bud and open.

L. 4. To put to a certain use, 5. To use as A'PRON, (S.) 1. A garment worn before, means to an end, 6. To fix the mind 2. A piece of lead that covers the touchupon, to study, 7. To have recourse to

hole of a great gun. S. as a petitioner, 8. To endeavour to work APT, (A.) 1. Proper or fit, 2. Naturally upon.

disposed, 3. Dexterous, APPOINT, (V.) 1. To direct, 2. TO A'PTITUDE, (S.) Fitness, a natural difnominate, 3. To set a task, 4. To position to do any thing. L. equip. F.

AQUA FORTIS, (S.) A corrosive liquor APPOINTMENT, (S.) 1. An order, that will diffolve all metals but gold. L.

direction, 2. Decree, eitablishment. AQUA'RIUS, (S.) The water-bearer, one APPO'RTION, (V.) To divide into juft of the 12 signs of the zodiac, men L. proportions. L.

AQUA VITÆ, (S.) Brandy. A'PPOSITE, (A.) Fit, to the purpose. L. AQUA'TICK, (À.) Belonging to water. L. APPRAI'SE, (V.) To set a value upon. F. A QUEDUCT, (S.) A pipe or conduit to APPRAI'SEMENT, (S.), The value set

convey water from one place to another. upon any thing.

A'QUEOUS, (A.) Waterisii. APPRAISER, (S.) One who sets a value A'QUILINE, (A.) Resembling an eagle; on goods.

when applied to the nose, hooked. APPREHE'ND, (v.) 1. To seize upon, ARA'BIA, (S.) A large country in Afia. 2. To conceive or understand, 3. To A'RABICK, (S.) The language of Afufpect, 4. To fear. L.

rabia, APPREHENSION, (S.) 1. Conception, A'RABLE, (A.) Land that may be tilled. 2. Fearing, 3. Opinion, sentiment, con- A'RACK, or Arrack, (S.) A fpirituous ceffion, 4. Mere contemplation of things, liquor distillid from the juice of the cocoa 5. Suspicion of something, 6. Seizure.

nut tree and rice, APPREHE'NSIVE, (A.) 1. Quick of A'RBITER, or Arbitrátor, (S.) 1. A perapprehension, 2. Fearful.

son chosen to decide a difference, 2. A APPRE'NTICE, (S.) One bound by an

judge. L. indenture to serve another in order to learn A'RBITRARY, (A.) 1. Despotic, abso. an art or trade. F.

lute, 2. Imperious or haughty, 3. Any A'PRICOCK,(S.) A well known fruit. F.

thing left to one's own choice. APPRI'ZE, (ù.) To inform.

A'RBITRATE, (V.) To determine or APPROACH, (V.) To come near. decide, to judge of. APPROA'CHES, (S.) Works caft up to ARBI'TREMENT,(S.) The power given help the befiegers to approach a fortifi

to an arbitrator to decide a matter in cation. E. APPROBA'TION, (S.) Approving. F.

dispute. L,

A'RBOR.

A'RBOR, (S.) In Mechanicks, a spindle ber of the entablature, being that which or axis. L.

lies immediately upon the capital. F. A'RBORIST, (S.) One skilled in the na- A'RCHIVES, (S.) The place where old ture and cultivation of trees. L.

records are kept. L. A'RBOUR, (S.) A bower in a garden. L. A'RCTICK Circle, (S.) One of the circles ARC, or Ark, (S.) The segment of a parallel to the equator, and 23 degrees and circle. L.

a half from the north pole. G. ARCA'DE, (S.) A continued arch. F. ARCUA'TION, (S.) The act of bending ARCA'NUM, (S) A secret. L, any thing, incurvation, 2. The state of ARCH, (S.) Any thing raised in form being bent, curvity or crookedness, 3. In

either of a dome or femicircle. S. Gardening, the method of raising by layers ARCH, (A.) 1. Arrant, crafty, 2. Chief, such trees as cannot be raised from feed; noble.

beading down to the ground the branches ARCHA'NGEL, (S.) 1. The chief of the which spring from the offsets. angels, 2. A great city in the Muscovite A'RDENCY, (S.) Heat, fervor. L. dominions. G.

A'RDOR, (S.) 1. Burning heat, 2. Vem ARCHBI'SHOP, (S.) A bishop who has hemence, eagerness. L.

several suffragan bishops under him. A'RDUOUS, (A.) Difficult, lofty, . L. ARCHBU/TLER, (S.) The king of Bo- A'REA, (S.) 1. A space before a build

hemia bears this offee, and presents the ing, 2. The superficial content or mea. firft cup at an imperial entertainment. sure of any figure whatever. L. ARCHCHAMBERLAIN, (S.) An office AREOʻPAGITES, (S.) Judges instituted hereditary in the family of the elector of by Solon for the trial of malefactors. G. Brandenburgh. He bears the scepter be- AREO'PAGUS, (S.) The place where fore the emperor, and on fome occafions the Areopagites or Athenian judges af, presents a bason and a towel for the em sembled. G peror to wash.

A'RGENT, (S.) Silver, the white or filARCHDEA'CON,(S.) A dignified clergy ver colour used in a coat of arms. L. · man whose business it is to visit the pa- A'RGUE, (V.) To dispute. L. rishes within his district, and to enquire A'RGONAUTS, (S.) The companions of into and reform ecclesiastical matters. G. Jason in the ship Argo. G. ARCHDEA'CONRY, (S.) The extent of A'RGUMENT, (S.) 1. A disputé, 2. A an archileacon's jurisdiction.

subject, 3. A presumptive proof, 4. The ARCHDU'KE, (S.) A duke who has the contents of any work summed up by way precedence over other dukes, as the arch of abstract. L. duke of Austria. F.

ARGUMENTA'TION, (S.) Reasoning. ARCHDU TCHESS, (S.) The wife of an ARGUME'NTATIVE, (A.) Convincing archduke, or the daughter of an emperor by reason. of Germany. F.

A'RIANISM, (S.) The doctrine of A. A’RCHERS, (S.) Soldiers armed with rius, who taught that Christ was not bows and arrows.

In France the archers consubstantial with the Father, but the carry only halberts and carbines. F. first and greatest of created beings. A'RCHES, (S.) Or court of arches, the ARI'DITY, (S.) Dryness. L. archbishop of Canterbury's chief confiftory A'RIES, (S.) The ram, one of the 1% for debating ecclesiastical matters. figns of the zodiack, denoted by this A'RCHETYPE, (S.) An original accord character n. L.

ing to which another thing is made. G. A'RIETATE, (V.) To butt like a ARCHIPE'LAGO, (S.) A sea filled with L.

à multitude of small islands; the most ARI'GHT, (P.) Right, well, truly. S. noted is that called by our seamen the ARIOLA'TIOŃ, (S.) Sooth-saying. Arches, lying between Afia, Macedon, and ARI'SE, (V.) 1. To rise up, 2. To proGreece G.

ceed from. A'RCHITECT, (S.) A person skilled in ARISTO'CRACY, (S.) A government A'RCHITECTURE, (s.) The art of de. administred by a council of nobles. G. figning and raising all manner of build- ARISTOCRA'TICK, or Aristocrátical, ings, L.

(A.) Belonging to an Aristocracy. A'RCHITRAVE, (S.) The lowest mem

ARI'TH

ram.

ARITHMETICK, (s.) The art of num-A'RROGATE, (V.) To claim to 08r bering. G.'

selves more than we ought. L. ARK, (S.) 1. A chest, 2. A ship or A'RROW, (S.) A kind of dart made to boat. L.

be shot from a bow. S. ARM, (S.) 1. A limb of the human body, A'RSENAL, (S.) A storehouse of arms 2. A branch of a tree, 3. A creek of the and ammunition. F. sea, 4. Power, T.

A'RSENICK, (S.) A. poisonous mineral. ARMS, (S.) All portable weapons. L. ART, (s.) 3. Skill, 2. Cunning, 3. A ARMA’DA, (S.) A large fleet of ships. Sp. trade, F. ARMADI'LLO, (S.) A little West In- | ARTERY, (S.) A hollow canal which

dia animal with a skin like armour. receives the blood from the heart, and ARMAMENT, (S.) 1. An army or disperses it all over the body. G.

navy, 2. All kinds of warlike stores. L. A'RTFUL, (A.) 1. Sly, cunning and dexe ARMI'LLA, (S.) 1. An ornament worn terous, * 2. Well contrived. on the wrist or arm, .2. One of the gar- ARTHRI'TICK, (A.) Gouty. G. ments worn by kings at their corona- A'RTICHOKE, (S.) A plant well know, tion. L.

A'RTICLE, (S.) 1. A joint of the body, ARMI'NIANISM, (S.) The doctrine of 2. A knob or joint in plants and trees, the Arminians, so called from Jacob Ar 3. A condition of a covenant, 4. A head minius, who held free grace and universal of a discourse, 5. An item in an account, redemption.

6. In Grammar it is a word added to the ARMI POTENT,(A.) Powerful in arms. noun to distinguish its gender, &C. L. A'RMISTICE, (S.) A short truce. L. ARTICLE, (V.) To settle the condiA'RMORY,(S.) The art of heraldry: F. tions of an agreement. A'RMOUR, (S.) A warlike harness made ARTI'CULATE, (A.) Diftinct and plain,

to cover and defend the body. L. A'RTIFICE, (S.) A device, or cunning A'RMOURER, (S.) 1. A person who stratagem. L. makes and sells arms, 2. One that looks ARTI'FICER, (S.) 1. A workman, 2. after and cleans them.

An overseer or contriver. A'RMOURY, (S.) A magazine of arms. ARTIFICIAL, (A.) According to art, A'RMY, (S.) A collective body of sol-generally applied to an artful imitatioa diers under their proper officers. L.

of nature. AROMA'TICK, (A.) Odoriferous, fra- | ARTI'LLERY, (S.) Ordnance, great grant, fpicy. G.

guns, mostars, & c. F. AROU'ND, (P.) Round about, on every ARTILLERY Company, A company of vofide. T.

luntier citizens in London, traih'd up to ARRAIGN, (V.) To indict, to bring military exercises. to a trial. F.

A'RTISAN, (S.) An artificer. F. ARRA'NGEMENT, (S.) The disposing A'RTIST, (S.) A curious woikman. F.

of persons or things into due order. A'RTLESS, (A.). Without art, simple, A'RRANT, (A.) Notorious, downright. undisguised. A’RRAS, (S.) A rich tapestry firkt made A'RUNDEL, (S.) A town in Suflex, 55 at Artois in Flanders.

miles from London; it has a market ARRA'Y, (S.) Order of battle; dress. F. every Wednesday and Friday. Its fairs ARREA'RS, (S.) The remainder of mo are on May 14, August 21, Sept. 25, ney unpaid.Ě.

and Dec. 17. ARRE'ST, (s.) The stopping a person by ARU'SPICE, (S.) 1. A foothsayer, one a legal process. F.

who pretended to foretel future events by ARRE'T, (S.) A proclamation. F. inspecting the entrails of beasts sacrificed, ARRIE'RE Guard, (s.) The rear of an 2. The art itself. L.

ARY'THMUS, (S.) A finking of the ARRI'VE, (V.) .. To come to a place, pulse. G. 2. To compass a thing. F.

AS, (S.) 1. A Roman coin which was A'RROGANCE, (S.) Pride and info at last reduced to the value of about three * lence. L.

farthings, 2. A Roman weight weighing A'RROGANT, (A.) Presumptuous, a pound or 72 ounces, L. proud and insolens,

St.

army. F.

St. A'SAPH, (S.) A city of Flintshire in, and the heat communicated to the vessel
North Wales, 212 miles from London. through the covering.
It has a market on Saturdays; and its ASH'FORD, (S.) A town in Kent, 57
fairs are on Easter Tuesday, July 15, miles from London; its market is on
O&t. 16, and Dec. 26.

Tuesdays; its, fairs May 17, and Sept. 9, ASBE'STOS, (S.) A kind of filile stone ASHOʻRE, (P.) On dry land, of which cloth is made, which, when ASH WE'DNESDAY, (S.) The first day foul, is thrown into the fire, where be in Lent, so called from the ancient custom ing burnt red-hot, instead of being con of fasting in fackcloth and ashes. sumed, it refumes its whiteness. G. A'SIA, (S.) One of the four grand divie. ASCA'RIDES, (S.) 1. Small worms some cons of the earth, lying East of Europe times found in the straight gut, 2. The and Africa, extending in length from bots in horses. G.

E, to w. 4800 miles, and in breadth ASCEʻND, (V.) To mount, or climb up

from N. to S. 4300. wards, L.

ASIA'TICKS, (S.) The inhabitants of ASCE'NDANT, (S.) 1. In Aftronomy, Alia, the degree and minute of the sign ascend- ASI'DE, (P.) 1. Away, 2. Privately, ing, 2. Height, elevation, 3. Superiori. 3. Awry or crooked. ty, influence.

ASK, (V.) 1. To beg or intreat, 2. To ASCENSION DAY, (S.) A festival ten demand or enquire. S. days before Whitsuntide, in commemora- ASKA'NCE, or Akánt, (P.) Sideways, tion of Christ's ascension into heaven. ASKE'W, (P.) Awry, crooked; with ASCE'NT, (S.) The steepness of a hill contempt. from the ground; an eminence, rise. L. ASKRIG,(S) A small town in the North ASCERTAI'N, (v.) To establish, or Riding of Yorkfire, 175 miles from make certain.

London, with a market on Thursday. Its ASCEʼTICK, (S.) One who lives a mo fairs are May 11, the first Thursday in nastick or solitary life. G.

June, and October 28 and 29. A'SCII, (S.) The inhabitants of the torrid ASLO4PE, (?:) Slanting. Du. zone, who in some reasons of the year ASP, or A'lpick, (S.) A small venomous have no shadow. G.

serpent. ASCI'TES, (S.) The dropsy. G. ASPARAGUS, (S.) A well-known plant. ASCRI’BE, (V.) To attribute, or im- ASPECT, (S.) i. Visage, looks, 2. P10

spect, or view. L. ASHA'MED, (A.) Confounded, put to ASPER, (S.) A Turkish coin worth five the blush.

farthings. A'SHBURN, (5.) In Derbyshire, 108 ASPE'RITY, (S.) Roughness, sharpness ; computed miles from London. It has a market on Saturdays; and its fairs are on ASPE'RSE, (V.) i. To besprinkle, 2. To Feb. 13, April 3, May 21, July 5, Au Nander or defame,

gust 16, Oct. 20, and Nov. 29. ASPEÖRSION, (S.) 1. A sprinkling, A'SHBURTON, (S.) In Devonshire, 191 2. A false and Nanderous report. L.

miles from London. Its market is on ASPHALTOS, or Spaltum, (S.) A black Saturdays; and its fairs are the ift Thurs brittle fubftance like pitch, found in the day in March, the ift Thursday in June, lake Asphaltites in Palestine. G. Aug. 10, and Nov. 11.

ASPIRA'TION, (S.) 1. Breathing, 2. A A'SHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, (S.) In Lei- mark over a Greek letter thus [*] which cestershire, is 98 miles from London, has has the force of an b, 3. An ardent with,

a market on Saturdays; and its fairs are 4. The pronouncing a vowel with a full son Easter Tuesday, Whit-Tuesday, Au- breath. L. gust 24, and O&t. 28.

ASPI'RE, (V.) 1. To draw in one's ASH, (S.) A tree well known. Dar. breath, 2. To pant after and earnestly A'SHES, (S.) The dust of buțnt wool, long for, 3. To desire fomewhat higher. L. coals, &c.

ASS, (S.) A well-known beaft. ASH-FIRE, (S.) In Chemistry, when the ASSAI'L, (V.) To affault; to attack containing veilel iş covered with allies, with argument. F.

AS.

pute, L.

a ruggedness of temper. I

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ASSAI'LANTS, (S.) Those who attack | ASSI'ZER, (S.) An officer appointed to or set upon others, F.

inspect into weights and meafures. ASSA'SSINATE, (V.) To murder in a General ASSI ZES, (S.) When judges go treacherous manner. F.

their circuits. ASSA'TION, (S.) Roasting, L. ASSO'CIATE, (V.) To keep company ASSAU'LT, (V.) 1, To set upon, 2. In with. F. war, to take a town by assault is to take ASSOʻCIATE, (S.) A companion, or it by storm. F.

partner. ASSA'Y, (S.) Proof, trial. F.

ASSOCIATION, (S.) An entering into ASSA'YER, (S.) An oflicer of the mint society with others, in order to perform appointed for the due trial of the filver some act; confederacy; partnership. brought thither by the merchants. Association of Ideas, When two or ASSEMBLAGE, (S.) A collection, a more ideas constantly succeed each other number gathered together, F,

in the mind. ASSEMBLE, (V.) 1. To meet, 2. TO ASSUA'GE, (V.) .. To mitigate, allay, call, or summons. F.

or pacify, 2. To sink down, or abate, ASSEMBLY, (S.) A number of people 3. To ease. gathered together. F.

ASSU'ME, (V.) 1. To take, 2. To take ASSE'NT, (S.) Approbation, consent. upon one's felf, 3. To arrogate; to claim ASSE'NT, (V.) To agree to.

or seize unjustly, 4. To suppose fomeASSE'RT, (V.) To affirm, vindicate. thing without proof, 5. To appropriate. L. ASSERTION, (S.) A positive affirmation. ASSU'MING, (A.) Arrogant, haughty. ASSE'RTORY,(A.) Positive, affirmative. ASSUMPSIT, (S.) A voluntary promife ASSE/SS, (V.) To rate or tax, 1. to do or pay to, or for, another, ASSESSMENT, (S.) A taxation, an af- ASSUMPTION, (S.) 1. The taking any sefling.

thing to one's self, 2. The supposition ASSETS, (S.) The effects of a deceased of any thing without farther proof, 3. A person, with which the heir or executor poftulate, the thing supposed, 4. In a reis to pay his debts, F.

ligious fense, the taking of any person inASSEVERA'TION, (S.) A folemn pro to heaven. testation. L.

ASSUM'PTIVE, (4.) That may be leASSIDU'ITY, (5.) Diligence, or constant gally taken. application, L.

ASSU'RANCE, (S.) 1. Certain expectaASSIDUOUS, (A.) Diligent. L. tion, 2. Secure confidence, trust, 3. Free. ASSIGN, (V.) 1. To make over, 2. To dom from doubt, certain knowledge, 4. depute or appoint, L,

Firmness, undoubted steadiness, 5. ConASSIGNABLE, (A.) Capable of being fidence, want of modesty, 6. Spirit, inmade over.

trepidity, 7. Readiness to hope, or beASSIGNA'TION, (S.) 1. A making over, ing sanguine, 8. Teitimony of credit, 2. An appointment,

9. Conviction, 10, Insurance. F. ASSIGNEE', (S.) The person to whom ASSU'RE, (V.) 1. To affert positively, any thing is made over ; or who is em. 2. To insure. powered to act for another.

A'STERISK, or A'fterism, (S.) A little ASSIGNMENT, (S.) An assigning, or ftar [*] importing that either some making over.

words of letters are wanting, or serving ASSIMILATE, (V.) 1. To convert to as a reference to some note. G. the same nature with another thing, 2. TO A'STERISM, (S.) In Aftronomy, a conbring to a likeness or refemblance. L. stellation of fixed stars. G. ASSI'ST, (V.) 1. To fuccour or help, ASTEʻRN, (P.) In the hinder part of the 2. To contribute. L.

ship; behind the ship. ASSISTANCE, (S.) Aid or help. ASTHMA, (S.) disease fo called; the ASSISTANT, (S.) A helper or partner symptoms of which are a frequent, 'diffi

in the management of any concern, cult, and short breathing, with a hissing ASSI'ZE, (S.) 1. The fitting of judges to found, and a cough. G. determine causes, 2. An order touching ASTHMA'TICK, (A.) Troubled with an the price, weight, c, of commodities, asthma.

ASTO,

ASTONISH, (V.) To amaze, or fill existence of a first intelligent cause of all with great surprise. F.

things. G. ASTOʻNISHMENT, (S.) Extreme sur-A'THEIST, (S.) One who disbelieves the prise and wonder.

being of a God. ASTOU'NDED, (A.) Astonished. T. ATHEISTICAL, (A.) Belonging to A'STRAGAL, (S.) In Architecture, a atheism. ring or circle on the top or bottom of a ATHE’NIAN, (A.) Belonging to Athens.

column wrought in chaplets or beads. G. ATHERO'MA, (S.) A fort of wen, G. A'STRAL, (A.) Starry ; relating to the ATHI’RST, (P.) Dry or thirsty. stars. L.

ATHLE'TICK, ($.) 1. Belonging to the ASTRA'Y, (P.) Out of the right path. art of wrestling, 2. Strong, vigorous. G. ASTRE'A, (S.) According to the poets, ATHWART, (P.) Across; through, the Goddess of justice, who in the golden ATI'LT, (P.) 1. With the action of a and filver ages lived on earth, but being man making a thrust, 2. In the posture offended at the vices of men, fled in the of a barrel raised or tilted behind, iron age up into heaven.

ATLANTES, (S.) In Architecture, the ASTRICTION, (S.) The act or power figures of men or beasts supporting an

of contracting the parts of the body. L. edifice. L. ASTRI DE, or Altráddle, (P.) Sitting ATLA'NTICK Ocean, (S.) The great with one leg on one side of any thing, ocean which divides Europe and Africa and the other leg on the other.

from America, ASTRI'NGE, (V.) To bind or shrink up, A'TLAS, (S.) 1. Said to be a great aftroby bracing the fibres. L.

nomer, and the inventor of an inftruASTRI'NGENT, (A.) Binding or mak ment called the Sphere, from whence he ing costive; contracting.

was said to carry the world on his shoul. ASTROʻGRAPHY, (S.) The science of ders, 2. A mountain in Africa, 3. A describing the stars. G.

collection of maps, 4. Large paper, 5. A A'STROLABE, (S.) An instrument to rich kind of filk,

take the height and distances of the fun A'TMOSPHERE, (S.) The sphere of air and stars. G.

encompassing the earth, G, ASTROLO'GICAL, (A.) Belonging to A'TOM, (S.) A particle of matter that ASTROʻLOGY, (S.) The pretended art cannot physically be divided into lesser of foretelling future events by the fitua parts; any thing extremely small. G.

tion of the stars, planets, &C. G. A'TOMIST, (S.) One who holds the ASTRONOMICAL, (A.) Belonging to atomical philofophy, ASTROʻNOMY, (S.) A science that ATO'NE, (V.) 1. To expiate or recomteaches the knowledge of the heavenly pense, 2. To reconcile, bodies, their magnitudes, distances, mo- ATOʻNEMENT, (S.) Expiation, appea. tions, eclipses, and order. G.

sing of anger by satisfying a demand. ASU'NDER, (P.) Parted, separate. S. ATRABILA'RIAN,(A.) Melancholy. L. A'SYLUM, (S.) A sanctuary, a place of ATRAMEʻNTAL, (A.) Inky, black, L. fafety. G.

ATRO'CIOUS, (A.) Cruel, heinous. L, ASY‘MMETRY, (S.) 1. Incommensu- A'TROPHY, (S.) A consumption. G.

rableness, 2. Want of symmetry. G. A'TROPOS, (S.) According to the poets, ASY'NDETON, (S.) A figure in Gram one of the three fatal fisters, that cuts mar, when a conjunction copulative is the thread of life, G, omitted. G.

ATTA'CH, (V.) 1. To bind together, ATCHIE’VE, (V.) To perform fome 2. To stop or lay hold of, 3. To apprething great and noble. F.

hend by virtue of a writ, 4. To fix to ATCHIE'VEMENT, (S.). 1. A great or one's interest. F. honourable exploit; 2. In Heraldry, the ATTA'CHMENT, (S.) 1. The adherence whole coat with every thing that belongs of one person to the interest of another, to it. F.

2. A seizing a man's person or goods. A'THANOR, (S.) A digefting furnace, ATTA'CK, (V.) 1. To set upon, 2. To, to keep heat for some time.

charge an enemy in battle. F.

A’THEISM, (S.) The disbelief of the ATTACK, (S.) An onset or charges

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ATTAIN, (V.) 1. To acquire or obtain, musical, z. To tune one thing to another, 2. To overtake, 3. To come to, 4. TO AVAI'L, (V.) 1. To take advantage of, equal; to reach, S: To arrive at, 2. To be profitable or serviceable to. L, ATTAI'NABLE, (A.), That may be at. AVAILABLE, (A.) 1. That may avail, gained.

or turn to good account, 2. Powerful, ATTAI'NDER, (S.) In Law, when a having force. man has been found guilty of felony or AVAU'NT, (P.) Be gone. F. treason, his blood is then said to be at- AVANT FOSS, (s.) In Fortification, a tainted, or corrupted. F.

ditch full of water running round the ATTAINMENT, (S.) Acquisition. counterscarp on the outside, at the foot ATTAI'NT, (V.) 1. To dishonour or of the glacis. F. corrupt, 2. To convict, 3. To stain the AVANT GUARD, (S.) The van. F. blood. L.

A'VARICE, (S.) Covetousness, niggardATTE'MPER, or Attemperate, (V.) 1. liness, insatiable desire. Ļ.

To mix, 2. Tc temper, qualify, or abate. AVARI'CIOUS, (A.) Covętous, nigATTEMPT, (V.) 1. To endeavour, gardly.

2. To attack; to venture upon, L. AVA'ST, (P.) Take care, stay, be cauATTE'ND, (V.) 1. To visit or give at tious, stop your hand, tendance, 2, To wait for, 3. To mind AU’BURNE, (A.) Brown, of a tane what one is about, 4. To go with any colour. F. one, 5. To listen. L.

AU'CTION, (S.) A publick sale, where ATTE'NDANT, (S.) One who waits he that bids higheft is the buyer. L. upon another. L.

AUCTIONEʻER, (S.) The manager of ATTE'NUATE, (V.) 1. To diminish or an auction,

impair, 2. To make thin. L, AUCUPA'TION, (S.) Fowling, birdATTE'ST, (V.) To witness, or affirm, L. catching. L. ATTESTATION, (S.) 1. A witnessing AUDA'CIOUS, (A.) 1. Daring, despeor afirming, 2. A testimony given in rate, 2. Saucy, unmannerly, L. writing. L.

AUDA'CIOUSNESS, or Audácity, (S.) A'TTICK, (4.) Something belonging to Boldness, impudence, impertinence. A'TTICA, or Athens. G.

AU'DIBLE, (A.) That may be distinctly ATTI'RE, (§.) 1. Dress and ornaments, heard. L. 2. In Hunting, the horns of a buck or AU'DIENCE, (S.) 1. A hearing, 2. A ftag. F.

company of hearers, 3. The reception of A'TTITUDE, (S.) Pofture. F.

a man who delivers a folemn message. Le ATTLEBOROUGH, (S.) A town in AU'DIENCE Court, ($.) A court belongNorfolk, 93 miles from London. Its ing to the archbishop of Canterbury, of market is on Thursdays; and its fairs are equal authority with the court of Arches. April 11, Holy Thursday, and Aug. 15. AUʻDIT, (S.) 1. A hearing, 2. ExaminATTORNEY, (S.) Ą perfon deputed by ing an account, 3. A final account. L. another to act for him, particularly to AUDITORS of the Exchequer, (s.) OM, folicit and carry on a suit at law. Ļ. cers that take and settle the accounts, L. ATTRACT, (V.) 1. To draw to one's AU’DITORY, (S.) 1. An assembly of

felf, 2. To allure or entice. L. hearers, 2. The place of hearing, A'TTRAHENT, (A.)* That which A'VE MARY, ($.) Hail Mary, a prayer draws. L.

used by Papifts to the Virgin Mary. L. ATTRIBUTE, (S.) A property pecu. AVE'NGE, (V.) 1. To revenge, or reta. liar to a person or thing. The attributes liate an injury, 2. To punish. F. of the Deity are his omnipresence, omni- A'VENOR, (S.) An officer who provides fcience, &c. L.

oats for the king's horses. L. ATTRI'BUTE, (V.) f. To impute, AVENUE, (S.) 1. A passage to a place, 2. To ascribe to,

2. A walk or vifto of trees. F. ATTRITION, (S.) A rubbing or fret- AVER, (V.) To avouch or atfert. F. ting, 2. Amongft divines, a transient for: A'VERAGĘ, (S.) 1. The value of goods Tow for fin, E.

upon a medium, profits and loffes confia ATTU'NE, (V.) 4. To make any thing der'd, 2. Freight money paid to a matter

prove. L.

of a thip, 3. The allowance made by in ear, 2. Two appendages of the heart, furers for goods loft in a storm, 4. A commonly called the deaf-ears. L. service due from a tenant to his lord. AURICULA, (S.) A flower so called.' AVE'RSE, (A.) 1. Contrary to, 2. Hav- AURICULAR, (A.) Belonging to the ing no inclination for. L.

ear; as *AVE'RSION, (S.) Antipathy, dinike. AURICULAR Confeffion, is such as is whisAVERT, (V.) 1. To turn away, 2. To pered in the ear. L. put by. L.

AURIFEROUS, (A.) Bearing or proA'VERY, (S:) A place where provender ducing gold. L. is kept for the king's horses.

AURO'RA, (S.) The dawn of the mornAU'GER, or Aúgar, (s.) A tool for ing, represented by the poets as a beautia boring. Belg.

ful goddess, opening the gates of the East AUGHT, (P.) Any thing. S.

with her rosy fingers, ard riding in a AUGMEʻNT, (V.) To increase, or im- golden chariot, as the messenger of the

approaching fun. L. AUÖGUR, (S.) A foothsayer. L. Auro'ra Borealis, (S.) A luminous me. AU'GURY, (S.) 1. Foretelling things to teor visible in the night-time in the

come, by the fight, feeding, &c. of birds, northern hemisphere. L. 2. An omen or prediction,

AU'SPEX, (S.) A foothsayer, who foreAUGUIST, (A.) Noble, imperial, vene told events by the flight, feeding, &c. of rable. L.

birds. L. AUGUST, (S.) The eighth month in the AUSPICIOUS, (S.) favourable, happy,

year, so called from Auguftus Cæsar. L. prosperous, fortunate. A'VIARY, (S.) A place where birds are AUSTE'RE, (A.) Stern, harlls, rugged, kept. L.

rough of tafte, L. AVIDITY, (S.) Greediness, eagerness. L. AUSTERITY, (S.) Sternness, rigour. L. AU'KWARD. See Aw'KWARD. AU'STRAL, (A.) Southern. L. AU'LICK, (A.) Belonging to a prince's AUTHENTICITY, (S.) Genuineness, court. L.

good authority. G. AUNE, or Awne, (s.) A winę meafure AUTHE'NTICK, (A.) of good auused in Germany, containing about forty thority. G. gallons.

AU'THOR, (S.) 1. The first cause of a AUNT, (S.) A father's or mother's sister. thing, 2. The inventor of an art, or the AVOCATION, (S.) 1. The act of calling writer of a book. L.

aside, 2. The business that calls. L. AUTHO'RITATIVE, (A.) Supported by, AVOI'D, (V.) 1. To fun or escape, 2. power, or the evidence of truth.

To endeavour to escape, 3. To evacuate AUTHORITY, (S.) 1. Legal power, or quit, 4. Tą oppose, 5. To retire, 2. Influence, or credit, 3. Power, rule,

6. To become void or vacant, F. 4. Support, countenance, 5. Testimony, AVOIRDUPOI'S Weight, (S.) A weight 6. Credibility. L. of 16 ounces to the pound, and is in AU'THORISE, (V.) 1. To give power

proportion to a pound troy as 17 to 14. F. or authority, 2. To establish any thing AVOLA TION, (S.) A flying away, by authority, 3. To make any thing AVOU'CH, (V.) To affert or juftify. F. legal, AVO'W, (v.) 1. To vindicate or afiert, AUTOGRAPH, (S.) A particular pera 2. To own or profess.

fon's own writing; the original. G. ĄVOWEE', or Adyoweé, (S.) One who AUTOMATON, (S.) Such inttruments

has a right of presentation to a benefice. as seem to have felf-motion, as a cluck, AVO'WRY, (S.) Justifying a distress for watch, &r. G. rent, c.

AU'TOPSY, ($. ) Ocular demonstraAU'RA, (S.) 1. A gentle gale, 2. An tion. G, airy exhalation, or vapour. L,

AU'TUMN, (S.) The time of harveft AURE'LIA, (S.) 1. The first change of or vintage, or between summer and an infect before it becomes a fly, 2. The winter. L. herb golden floramour. L.

AUTU'MNAL, (A.) Belonging to auAV'RIÇULE, ($) 1, The outside of an tumn,

4. Be

B.

AVU'LSION, (S.) The pulling one things of the horizon intercepted between the from another. L.

azimuth, paffing through the centre of AUXILIARY, (A.) Helping, or affift. any heavenly body, and the magnetical ing. L.

meridian, 3. AZIMUTH, an instrument AWAI'T, See WAIT.

used at sea to find the azimuth, A. AWA'KE, See WAKE,

A'ZURE, (S.) A fine bright blue. F.
AWARD, (V.) To give judgment,
AWARD, (S.) A sentence or judgment
upon arbitration.

B.
AWARE, (V.) To be upon one's guard.
AWA'Y, (P.) 1. Absent, 2. From any
place or person, 3. Let us go,

The second letter in the alphabet, is gone, 5. Out of one's hand. AWE, (S.) Dread, fear, reverence.

as, 1, B. A. Batchelor of arts, B. L. A'WFUL, (A.) Terrible, majestic, vene Batchelor of laws, 2. B. in music books rable,

signifies ballo or bass, and B. C. Balo A'WKWARD, (A.)1. Inelegant, unpolite, continuo, 3. B. V. is fometimes used for untaught, 2. Unready, unhandy, clumsy,

the blessed virgin. 3. Perverse, untoward. S.

BA'BBLE, (V.) 1. To prattle, 2. To AWL, (S.) A small pointed instrument talk idly, 3. To tell secrets, 4. To talk for making holes in leather. T.

much, AWNING, (S.) The covering of a boat, BABE, or BA'BY, (S.) 1. An infant, or part of a ship, to keep off the sun, 2. A puppet for children to play with. wind or rain,

BA'BLER, (S.) A filly prating person. AX, or Axe, (S.) An instrument to chop BABOO'N, (S.) A monkey of the largest or cleave wood. T.

kind, F. A'XBRIDGE, (S.) A town in Somerset- BACCHANALS, (S.) 1. The feasts of thire, 130 miles from London. Its mar the heathen god Bacchus, 2. Those who ket is on Thursday. It has a fair on attended thele drunken revellings, who March 25, and June 11.

ran about in a frantick. manner, crowned AXI'LLARY, (A.) Belonging to the with ivy and vine-branches. armpit. L.

BA'CCHUS, (S.) The god of wine, mirth AXIOM, (S.) A maxim, or self-evident and jollity. truth, G.

BACHELOR, or Batchelor, (S.) 1. A A'XIS, (S.) An imaginary line paffing graduate in an university, 2. A man nethrough the centre of any figure, about ver married. L. which the revolution is performed. L. BACHELORSHIP, (S.) The degree of A'XLETREE, (S.) That piece of timber bachelor in an university, 2. The being on which the wheel turns.

a single man, 3. A knight of the lowest A'XMINSTER, (S.) in Devonshire, is

order. 146 miles from London, and has a mar- BACK, (S.) The hinder part of a man kes on Saturdays : Its fairs are on St. Mark or beast from the shoulder to the reins, (April 25) on the Wednesday after June 2. T'he hinder part of a chair, a house, 24, and on the firit Wednesday after knife, hand, &c. S. Sept. 29.

BACK, (V.) 1. To encourage or affift, AYE, (P.) For ever.

2. To mount a horse, 3. To break a A'YRY, (S.) A nest or company of horse, 4. To place on the back, 5. To hawks. T.

maintain, to strengthen, 6. To justify, A'ZIMUTH, (S.) 1. The azimuth of the to support.

fun, or of a ftar, is an arch of the hori. BA'CKBITE, (V.) To Nander a person in 2on between the meridian of the place, his absence. S. and any vertical circle, wherein the sun BACKSLI'DE, (V.) To revolt from. S, or ftar is placed at that time, which is BACK Stays, (S.) Ropes in the sigging equal to the angle at the zenith, formed of a ship, to prevent the mast from by the meridian and vertical circle, 2. rocking MAGNETICAL AZIMUTH, is an arcb BACKWARD, (P.} 1. Towards the

back,

5. The

man,

back, 2. Averfe to, 3. Slow or neg. BA'LA, (S.) A small town in Merionethligent, 4. From a better to a worse thire in N. Wales, 184 miles from Lonftate, 5. Towards something past; the don, with a market on Saturdays. It has time past.

a fair on May 14, and July 10. BA'CON, (S.) Hogs-flesh falted and dried. BA'LANCE, (s.) 1. A pair of scales, BAD, (A.) 1, Ill, not good, 2. Vitious, 2. An even weight, 3. The difference be

corrupt, 3. Unfortunate, unhappy,' 4. tween the debtor and creditor fides in Hurtful, unwholesome, 5. Sick. an account, 4. That part of a watch BADGE, (S.) A mark or token. Du. which regulates its motions, BA'DGER, (S.) 1, One who buys corn name of one of the celestial figns, marked and sells it again, 2. An animal, called thus. F. a brock by some.

BAʼLANCE, (V) 1. To poise or make BA'FFLE, (V.) 1. To confound, 2. To

even weight, 2. To settle accounts, 3. To put off, sham, or disappoint a person. F. weigh and confider, 4. To hesitate. BAG, (S.) 1. A fack, 2, A pouch. BA'LASS-Ruby, (S.) A precious stone of BAG of Almonds, (S.) About three hun a faint red coiour. dred weight.

BALCO'NY, (S.) A kind of gallery in the BA'GATELLE, (S.) A trifle. F.

front of a house. BA'GGAGE, (S.) 1. Necessaries for BALD, (A.) Without hair. T.: an army, 2. A trull, or impudent wo- BA'LDERDASH, (S.) 1. A disagreeable F.

mixture, 2. Mean ridiculous discourse, BA'GNIO, (S.) A place to bathe and BAʼLDNESS, (1.) 1. Want of hair, 2. A sweat in. It.

mean contemptible manner of speaking BA'GPIPE, (S.) A musical ment

and writing. T. consisting of a leather bag and pipes.

BA'LDRICK, (S.) 1. A girdle, 2. The BA'HAR, (S.) À weight by which spice zodiack. is sold in the Eaft-Indies, which at Mo- BALE, (S.) 1. A pack of merchandise, cha is 3861. but at Molucca the lefler

2. The handle of a pail. D. Bahar is 625 lb, and the greater 6250 lb. BA'LEFUL, (A.) 1. Obnoxious, fatal, avoirdupois.

2. Dreadful, woeful. ' s. BAIL, (S.) ). A furety, 2. A boundary BALK, (S.) 1. A disappointment, 2. A in forests. F.

beam in a building, 3.. A piece of ground BAIL, (V.) To be surety for a person ar left unplowed. T. rested or imprisoned.

BALK, (V.) To disappoint, or cross a BAILIFF, (s.) 1. The governor of a person's intentions. castle, 2. A magistrate in a corporation, BAʼLKERS, (S.) Men that give signs 3. A land steward, 4. An officer appoint which way a fhole of herrings is. ed to arrest for debt. F.

BALL, (S.) 1. Any thing round, Ger. BAI'LIWICK, (S.) A district of land un 2. A dancing meeting, 3: A globe. F. der a bailiff's jurisdiction.

BA'LLAD, (S.) A song, BAI'RAM, (S.) A feast celebrated by the BAʼLLAST, (S.) Any thing put into the

Turks after the fast of Ramezan, bottom of an empty ship to keep her BAIT, (S.) 1. An enticement or decoy, steady, F. 2. A refreshment in travelling,

BA'LLISTER, or Bálluster, (S.) A small BAIT, (V.) 1. To stick a bait over the

turn’d pillar or rail, F. hook in angling, 2, To fight creatures BALLO'N, or Balloon, (s.). 1. A largo with dogs, 3. To teaze a person, 4. To round. Short-necked veslel used in che. stop and take refreshment on a journey. mistry, 2. A ball placed on a pillar, BAKE, (V.) 1. To dress provisions in 3. A ball of paftboard stuffed with coman oven, 2. To harden with heat. T.

bustible matter, which mounts in the air BA'KEWELL, (S.) In the peak of Der and then bursts, F, byshire, is 142 miles from London, and BALLOT, (V.) To chusc a person into has a market on Mondays. Its fairs are an office by means of little balls of feveon Eafter Monday, Whit-Monday, Aug. ral colours, or by names writeen on paper 13, Monday after Oct, 10, and Monday

and rolled up.

F. after Nov. 22.

BALM, (S.) An herb,

BALN

pose upon.

BALM, or Balsam, (S.) 1. The juice of a BA'NDY, (V.) 1. To toss a ball, 2.

tree of a moft fragrant smell, 2. Several To debate, or discuss, 3. To beat to chemical preparations. T.

and fro. F. BA'LMY, (S.) 1. Having the qualities BA'NDY, (A.) 1. Crooked, 2. A fick of balm, 2. Producing balm, 3. Sooth to strike a ball with. ing, foft, 4. Fragrant, odoriferous, 5. BANE, (S.) 1. Poison, 2. Ruin. s. Mitigating, assuasive,

Rats BANE, (S.) Arsenick, a poisonous BALSA'MICK, (A.) Healing, refreshing, mineral. restorative, fragrant. F.

Wolfs BANE, (S.) Aconite, or deadly BALUSTRA'DE, (S.) A row of little night-shade. turned pillars. F.

BANGOR, (S.) A bishop's see in CarBAMBOO, (S.) An Indian plant of the narvonshire in N. Wales; it is 236 miles reed kind,

from London, and has a market on Wed, BAMBOOʻZLE, (V.) To deceive, to im- nesdays. Its fairs are on April 5, June

25, and O&t. 28. BA'MPTON, (S.) A Town in Oxford. BA'NIANS, (S.) An idolatrous sect among

fhire, 66 miles from London, with a mar the Indians, who hold a metempsychosis, ket on Wednesdays. It has a fair Au and will not therefore kill any living gust 26.

creature. BAʼMPTON, (S.) In Devonshire, 167 BA'NISH, (V.) To compel a person to miles from London. Its market is on leave his own native country. F. Saturdays, and its fairs on Whit-Tuesday BA'NISHMENT, (S.) A being banished. and Oat, 24:

BANK, (S.) 1. A little hill, 2. The BAN, (S.) 1. A curse, D, 2. A publick side of the sea, or of a river, S. 3. A notice. F,

great shoal of fand in the sea, 4. A pube BANA'NA Tree, (S.) A tree which grows lick stock of money. L. in the South parts of the world, and BANKER, (S.) One that trades in money, bears fruit like cucumbers.

BA'NKRUPT, ($.) A person unable to BA'NBURY, (S.) A town in Oxford. pay his creditors, and against whom a com

Shire, 75 miles from London, with a mission of bankruptcy is issued. F. market on Thursdays, Its fairs are the BA'NNER, (S.) A standard or enfign. W, Thursday after Jan. 17, first Thursday BA'NNERET, (S.) A knight made in the in Lent, Afcenfion-Day, June 13, Au field, gust 12, Thursday after oct. 10, and BA'NNIAN, (S.) A fort of a morning

gown, BAND, (S.) 1. Any thing to bind with. BA'NNOCK, (S.) An oaten or pease. 2. A bond or tye, 3. A small piece of meal cake. ornament worn about the neck by cler- BANNS, or Banes, (S.) Of marriage, the gymen, c. 4. A troop or company, publishing of marriage contracts in the 5. In Architecture, one of the divisions church. of the architrave, 6. Union or con- BA'NQUET, (S.) 1. A feast or entertain. nexion. F.

ment, 2. A kind of step at the bottom of BA'NDAGE, (S.) A fillet or roller of a parapet for the soldiers to get upon to linen. F.

fire upon the enemy in the moat, or in the BA'NDELET, (S.) 1. A little band, 2. covert way. F, An ornament encompassing a pillar like BA'NTER, (V.) To jest, to jeer or play a ring. F.

upon, to rally. BANDITTI, (S.) A set of outlaws, BA'NTLING, (S.) An infant,

that live in Italy by robbery and plun- BAPTISM, (§.) Washing or dipping, the der. L.

firft facrament in the Christian church, BANDOLEE'RS, (S.) Small wooden cafes used for the mystical washing away of covered with leather, each of them con fin. G. taining powder sufficient for the charge of BAPTISMAL, (A.) Belonging to bapa musket. F.

tism, BAINDROL, (S.) A little fag or BAR, (S.) 1. A long piece of wood or BreamerF.

iron, 2. The place where lawyers plead,

Oct. 29.

and

ber 22.

arrow

and criminals ftand to be tried, §. A BARK, (V.) 1. To peel off the bark Small room in a publick house, 4. A

from a tree,

2. To yelp, or make a Shallow at the mouth of a harbour, 5. A noise like a dog, wolf, or fox, 3. To stoppage or hindrance, 6. In Musick, a clamour at. S. line drawn perpendicular through the note BARK-BINDING, (S.) A distemper to lines, 7. A bolt. F.

which trees are subject, and which is BAR, (V.).1. To fasten or shut any thing cured by flitting the bark.

with à bolt or bar, 2. To hinder or ob- BARKER, (S.) A servant to a falesman Atruct, 3. To prevent, 4. To shut out who stands at the door to invite paso from, 5. To exclude from a claim, 6. sengers to buy. To prohibit, * 7. To except, 8. To hinder BA'RKING," (S.) A town in Essex, about a suit.

8 miles from London, It has a marBARB, (S.) 1. A Barbary horse, 2. Any ket on Saturdays. It has a fair on Octothing that grows in the place of a beard, 3. The points that stand backward in an BA'RKLEY, or Bérkley, (3.) A towa

in Gloucestershire, un miles from Lone BARB, (V.) 1. To have off the beard, don, with a market on Tuesdays, and a 2. To cut up a lobster.

fair May 34. BARBACAN, (S.) 1. A fortification, BA'RLEY, (S.) A corn chiefly used in placed before the walls of a town, 2. making becr. An opening in the walls through which BARM, (S.) Yeaft, to make drink the guns are levelled, F,

work. S. BARBARIANS, (S.) An unpolite, rude, BARN, (S.) A storehouse for corn, &c. and uncivilized people.

BA'RNACLE, (S.) 1. A kind of shell BA'RBARISM, (S.) An uncouth manner fish, 2. A folan goofe, F.

3. An inftru. of speaking or writing. F.

ment to hold a horse's nostrils. S. “BA'RBAROUS, (A.) 1. Uncivilized, wild, BA'RNARD CA'STLE, (S.) A small

or unpolite, 2. Fierce, inhuman, cruel. town in the county of Durham, 253 BARBA'RITY, (S.) Inhumanity or cru miles from London. Its market is on elty. F.

Wednesdays. Its fairs are on Easter MonBARBECUE, (S.) A hog dressed whole. day, Wednesday in the Whitsun-week, BA'RBED, (A.) 1. Shaved, 2. Bearded and St. James's day, July 25, like the point of an arrow. L.

BA'RNET, (S.) A town in Middlesex, BA'RBEL, (S.) The name of a fresh II miles from London. Its market is water fish, Teut.

on Mondays. It has a fair on June 24, BARBER, (S.) One whose trade it is to 25, O&t. 18, 19, and Aug. 24, 25, 26. shave, L,

BAR'NSLEY, (S.) A town in the West BARBERRY TREE, (S.) A frub. L. Riding of Yorkshire, 159 miles from BA'RBLES, (S.) A disease in the tongues London; its principal manufacture is of horses and black cattle. T.

wire. It has a weekly market on WedBARDS, (S.) Poets among the antient nesday, and its fairs are May 12, and Britons and Gauls, wbo sung in verse the

Oct. 10. noble atchievements of their heroes. W. BA'RNSTAPLE, (S.) A town in Devon. BARE, (A.) 1. Naked, 2. Without hair fhire, 190 miles from London ; with a or grass, 3. Lean or bare of flesh, 4. market on Wednesdays. Its fairs are on PoorS.

Sept. 19, the Friday before April 21, and BA'RGAIN, (S.) 1. An agreement for the second Friday in December. any thing, 2. The thing bought or fold, BAROMETER, (S.) An inftrument to 3. Stipulation, 4. An unexpected reply measure the weight of the air, and from tending to obscenity, 5. An event, an up thence to ascertain what weather will fhot, F.

follow. G. BA'RGAIN, (V.) To make an agree (BA'RON, (S.) A degree of nobility next

below a viscount. F. BARGE, (S.) A large boat, for pleasure Baron of the Excbequer, (S.) One of the or trade. F.

four judges of that court. BARK, (S.) 1. A small ship with one BARONESS, (S.) A baron's lady. F. deck, F. 2. The sind of a tree, Dan.

BA'.

ment.

BARONET, (S.) A degree of honour (BASINGSTOKE, (S.) A town in Hampnext below a baron.

fhire, 48 miles from London, with a BARONY, (S.) A loruthip that gives ti? market on Wednesdays. Its fairs are on tle to a baron.

Wednesday in Whitsun-week, and Oit. BAROSCOPE, (S.) An instrument to 10; and on the Downs, Easter Tuesday

fhew the weight of the atmosphere. G. and Sept. 21. BARRACK, (S.) A house for soldiers to BA'SIS, (S.) s. The foundation of any lodge in.

thing, 2. The lowest of the three prinBARRACAN, (S.) A kind of coarse cipal parts of a column, 3. That on camlet. F.

which any thing is raised, 4. The peu BA'RRATOR, (S.) A wrangler and en deltal, 5. The ground-work. G. courager of law-luits. F.

BASK, (V.) To lie stretched in the sun. BA'RRATRY, (S.) Foul practice in law. _ Belg. BA'RREL, (S.) 1. A measure of wine or BASKET, (S.) A well-known utensil. oil containing 31 gallons and a half; of BA'SON, (S.) '1. A reservoir of water, ale 32 gallons; and of beer 36, 2. The 2. A place near the sea, where ships may. hollow tube of a gin, &c. 3. A round ride in fafety, 3. A vessel to hold water. F. wooden veffel.

BASS, (S.) 1. A hafsock, 2. In Mufick, BARREN, (A.) Steril, or fruitless. Belg. the deepest or lowest part. HA'RRENNESS, (S.) Sterility. BA'SSA, or Báfhaw, (S.) In Turky, a BARRICA'DE, (V.) To secure one's self governor of a town. by faftening the doors or avenues to a BASSET, (S.) A game at cards so called. place. F.

BASSOO'N, (S.) A musical wind instru. BARRICA'DO, (S.) A defence made in ment that serves as a bass to a hautboy. hafte, with trees cut down, barrels of BASS RELIE'F, or Básio Relievo, (S.) earth, carts, Gr. F.

A kind of carving in which only part of BARRIER, (S.) 1. A boundary, 2. A the figures are brought out of the stone. defence, 3. A bar to mark the limits of BA'STARD, (S.) i. Born out of weda place. F.

lock, 2. (A.) False, counterfeit. F. BARRIERS, (S.) In Fortification, a kind BA'STARDIŽE, (V.) 1. To declare a of rails to stop the horse or fout that child illegitimate, 2. To adulterate, or would rush in with violence.

counterfeit. BARRISTER, (S.) An advocate, or BASTE, (V.) 1. To bang or beat a perpleader at the bar.

son, 2. To moisten meat while roasting BA'RROW, (S.) 1. A little hill or with butter, &c. 3. To tack together mount, 2. A machine to carry stones, with long stitches. F. Foc.

BASTI'LE, (S.) A prison in Paris for BA'RROW HOG, (S.) A boar or male ftate criminals. F. hog geit.

BASTINA'DO, (S.) The puniflıment of BARTER, (V.) To exchange one com- beating a person with a stick on the foles modity for another, F.

of the naked feet; a cudgelling. S. BASE, (A.) 1. Of mean parentage, 2. A BA'STION, (S.) In fortifications, a bulmean, nnworthy, and dishonest action, wark raised towards the field. F. 3. Metal below the standard, 4. A ba- BASTON, (S.) An officer of the Fleet ftard or base-born, 5. An inferior court, prison, who attends the courts with a red 6. In Musick, deep, grave.

itaff. F. BASE, or Bális, (s.) 1. The bottom, the BASS VI'OL, (S.) A mufical instrument. ground or foundation of any thing, 2. The BAT, (S.) 1. A small winged animal reimalelt piece of ordnance, 3. The name fembling a mouse, 2. A club to strike a of a fea-fitti. G.

ball with, S. BA'SHFUL, (A.) Shamefaced.

BATCH, (S.) Any quantity of bread made PASIL, (S.) 1. An herb, 2. The Noping at a time.

edge of a chiilel, ruler, &c. 3. A parti- BATE, (V.) To lower the price. cular fort of leather made of theep-skins. BATH, (s.) 1. A place to wash or bathe BA'SILISK,75.) 1. A cockatrice, a kind of in, 2. A measure among the Jews, conserpent, faid to kill with its very looks taining 7 gallons and a half of liquids, and breath, 2. A kind of great gun, G.

and

non.

and of dry things 3 pecks and 3 pints. BAXWINDOW, (S.). A window jutting out
BATH, (S.) A city in Somersetshire, so BAY'ONET, (S.) A kind of dagger to
called from its several medicinal springs. fix on the muzzle of a mukket. F.
It is 708 miles from London; its mar- BAYS, (S.) 1. A kind of woollen cloth,
kets are on Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2. In Fortification, holes in a breast-
and its fairs are Feb, 3, and June 29.

work to receive the mouths of the can:
BATHE, (V.) 1. To wash, 2. To soak.
BATTA'LION, (S.) A body of infantry BDE'LLIUM, (S.) The gum of a tree in
from 5 to 800 men. F.

the Levant, H. BA' ITEN, (V.) 1. To grow fat, 2. TO BEACH, (S.) A shore, or point of land.

roll cr wallow in, 3. To fertilize, S. BEACONS, (S.) Fires kindled, or lights BA'TTER, (S.) A consistence made of set upon eminences to prevent shipwrecks, milk, flower, eggs, &c.

or give notice of the approach of an eneBATTER, (V.) 1. To bruisc, 2. To

my, & C. S. affault with bombs, cannon, ball, & c. BEA'CONSFIELD, (S.) A small town in 3. To beat, or beat down, 4, To wear Buckinghamshire, 27 miles from London. with beating, 5. To wear out with Its market is on Thursday. . It has a fair service. L.

on Feb. 13, and Holy Thursday. BA'TTERY, (S.) A place on which BEAD, (S.) A small round ball of which cannon are placed to play upon the ene necklaces are made, and also rosaries for my, 2. A violent beating a person, 3. the catholicks to pray with. S. The instruments by which a town is BEAD ROLL, (S.) A list of those persons battered. F

whose souls are to be pray'd for. BA’TTLE, (S.) 1. A fight, an encoun- BEA'DLE, (S.) An inferior officer be ter between two armies, 2. A body of longing to a court of justice, to a ward, forces. F.

parish, company, 06. S. BATTLE-ARRAY, (S.) Order of battle. BEAGLE, (S.) A fort of hunting dog. BATTLE-AXE, (S.) A weapon, a bill. BEAK, (S.) 1. The bill of a bird. 2. The BATTLE-DORE, (s.). An intrument head of a fhip, 3. The cock of an alemwith an handle and a flat blade.

bic. F. BA'TTLEMENTS, (S.) An indented BEA'KER, (S.) A large cup with a wall or breaftwork. F.

spout, F. BATTOO'N, (S.) 1. A thick fort club, BEAM, (S.) 1. A large piece of timber 2. A truncheon born by a marsial in an used in building, 2. The great cross tim

bers that hold the sides of a ship togeBA'UBLE, (S.) A trifle, a play-thing for ther, 3. The longest part of an anchor, children, Ė,

4. The pole of a coach; 5. The tongue, BA'VINS, (S.) Brush faggots.

of a pair of scales, 6. A ray of light, BAWD, (S.) A lewd woman, who de 7. The long feathers of a hawk's wing, banches others for gain,

8. The main horns of a stag's head, S. BAWDY, (S.) Obscene discourse. BEAN, (S.) A well known pulse. S. BAWL, (V.) 1. To talk loud, or cry BEAR, (S.) 1. A wild beast, 2. Twa out, 2. To weep aloud.

constellations in the northern hemisphere, BA'WTRY, (S.) A town in the West called the great and little hear. S. Riding of Yorkshire, 147 miles from BEAR, (V.) 1.* To carry as a burden, London, with a market on Saturdays. 2. To convey, 3. To carry as a mark It has a fair on Holy Thursday, and Old of distinction, 4. To support, to keep Martinmas, Nov, 22.

from falling, 5. To carry in the mind, BAY, (S.) 1. A road for Phips, Du. 2. A 6. To suffer, 3. To permit, 8. To prodam to stop water, 3. In Masonry, an duce, as a fruit, 9. To bring forth, as a empty place for a door or window, 4. A child, 19. To ss, as power or holight reddish brown colour. 5. A bay nour, 11. To maintain or keep up,

of building; a certain quantity so called. To behave, 13. To bear off, to carry off BAY, (V.) To bark as a dog at a thief. by force, 14. To bear oui, to support, to BAY SAL7, (S.) Salt made with sea wa maintain, i5. To bear up, to stand firra ter, in the heat of the sun.

without falling, 16. To bear with, to BAY TREs, (S.) The female laurel. endure an unpleating thing.

BEARD,

of

er

army. F.

12.

4

BEARD. (S.) 1. The hair of the lips and | BEAU MONDE, (S.) The gay world, F. chin, 2. Sharp prickles growing on the BEAUTEOUS, or Beautiful, (A.) Hand. ears of corn, 3. The barb of an arrow, fome, lovely, charming. . 4. The beard of a horse is that part BEAU'TIFY, (V.) To adorn or embelwhich bears the curb of the bridle. S. lith. BEARD, (V.) To oppose to the face. BEAUTY, (S.) 1. An elegant proportion. BEA'RDLESS, (A.) 1. One that has no and symmetry of features foined to a fine visible hair on his chin, 2. Youthful.

complexion, 2. In Architecture, PaintBEARER, (S.) 1. A cartier of any ing, &c. the harmony and justness of the thing, 2. One employed in carrying bur-whole composition. thens, 3. One who wears any thing, BECAFI'CO, (S.) A bird like a nightin. 4. One who carries a corpse to the grave, gale, a fig-pecker. Sp. 5. In Architecture, a brick wall raised BECA'LM, (V.) 1. To make calm, 2. To up between the ends of a piece of timber. appease, 3. To keep a ship from mution. BEA'RING, (S.) 1. The site or place PE'CCLES, (S.) A town in Suffolk, 107

of any thing with respect to somethingmiles from London, with a market on elfe, 2. Gelture, mien, behaviour, Saturdays. Its fairs are on Ascension-day, BEA'R'S-EAR, (S.) A flower called an St. Peter, (June 29) and Oct. 2. auricula.

BECKON, (V.) To make a sign with BEAST, (S.) An animal distinguished one's finger, & c. S.

from birds, insects, fishes, and man, 2. BECOMING, (A.) 1. Fitting, suitable, An irrational animal, opposed to man, 2. Ornamental. Ger. 3. A brutal favage man. L.

BED, (S.) 1. A place to lie upon, 2. In BEA'STLY, (A.) 1. Filthy, Nuetill, 2. Gunnery, a thick plank which lies imObicene, impudent.

mediately under the piece, 3. A bed of BEAT, (V.) 1, To Atrike, 2. To over snakes is a knut of young ones, 4. A bed come, 3. To punish with stripes, 4. To in a garden is a place for flowers, &c. to keep time in musick, 5. To strike a grow in, 5. The channel of a river, '6. A drum, ' 6. To mix things by long and fre-layer, a ftratum, 7. Brought to bed, dequcnt agitation, %. To batter with en livered of a child, 8. To make the bed, gines of war, 8. To make a path by to put the bed in order after it has been treading it, 9. To enforce by repetition, used. 10. To dain as water, 11. To beat down, BEDA'CGLE, (V.) To dawb the bottom to lefsen the price demanded,

12. To of a long garment by trailing it in the beat up, to attack suddenly,

dirt. S. beat the boof, to walk, to go on foot. S. BEDAW'B, (V.) To dawb, to besmear. BEAT an alarm, To give notice of some BEDE'W, (V.) To wet with dew. danger by beat of drum.

BE'DFORD, (S.) The county town of BEAT a charge, To give a signal by beat Bedfordshire, is 47 miles from London, of drum to fall

upon
the enemy.

and has a market on Tuesdays and Sa. BEATIFICATION, (S.) The act by turdays. Its fairs are the first Tuesday in which the pope and his confiftory declare Lent, April 21, July 5, Aug. 21, 04. 11, a person happy after his death. L.

and December 19. BEATI'FICK, or Beatífical, (A.) The BE’DFORDSHIRE, (S.) An inland coun: making happy or bleffed.

ty, of about 73 miles in circuit, containBEATITUDE, (S.) Blessedness. L. ing ten market towns, 116 parishes, and BEAU, (S.) 1. A gentleman richly dress’d, sending four members to parliament, two . 2. A fop. F.

for Bedford and two for the county. BEAVER, (S.) 3. An amphibious ani- BE'DLAM, or Bethlehem, (S.) An hoe mal like an otter2. A hat made of its spital for mad people. fur, 3. The part the helmet that co-BE'DLAM, or Bédlamite, (S.) A mad vers the face. F.

person. BEAUMA'RIS, (S.) The chief town in BE'DRIDDEN, (A.) Obliged to keep his the isle of Anglesea, 242 miles from bed thro' sickness or age. London, with a market on Wednesdays BED'STEAD, (S.). The frame on which anni Saturdays. Its fairs are on Feb. 13, the bed is placed, Holy Thursday, Sept, 19, and Dec. 19.

BEDU'NG,

13. To

with dung:

block up.

BEE,

,

BEDU'NG, (V.) To daub or spread over | BEHE'STS, (S.) 1. Commands, orders,

2. Precepts. A laborious flying insect BEHI'ND, (P.) 1. At the back of anothat makes honey, 2. An industrious ther, 2. On the back part, 3. Followperson.

ing another, 4. Remaining after the de.. BEECH, (S.) A well known tree. parture of some one else, 5. A thing reBEE'CHEN, (A.) Made of beech wood. maining after the death of another, 6. On

BEEF, (S.) 1: The flesh of a cow or ox, the other side of something. be 2. An ox,'ballor cow. F.

BEHI'NDHAND, (P.) 1, Late in regard BEEF-EATER, (S.) A yeoman of the to time; as, he is behindband with bis guard.

rent, 2. When rents are anticipated. BEER, (S.) A liquor made of male and BEHO'LD, (V.) To look upon. S. TO hops. S.

BEHO'LDEN, (A.) Obliged to. BEE'SOM, (S.) A broom. L. S. BEHOO'F, (S.) Advantage, convenience, BEE'TLE, (S.) 1. The name of several intereft. S.

insects, 2. A kind of mallet for driving BEHO'VE, (V.) To become; to be the =) stakes, &c. S.

duty of. S. BEEVES, (S.) Black cattle, oxen. BE'ING, (S.) 1. Existence, 2. A partiBEFA'L, (V.) 1. To happen, 2. To come cular state and condition, 3. The perto pass. s.

son existing. BEFOO'L, (V.) 1. To make a fool of, BELA'BOUR, (V.) To beat severely. 2. To call a person so.

BELATED, (A.) Too late, benighted. .

BEFOʻRE, (P.) 1. Farther onward in BELA'Y, (V.) 1. To lay wait for, 2. In place, 2. In the front, not behind, 3. In the sea-language, to tie or faften, 3. To the presence of, 4. In fight of; 5. In the power of, 6. Preceding in time, 7. In BELCH, (V.) To break wind upwards. preference to, 8. Prior to, 9. Superior BE'LDAM, (s.) A decrepit old woman; to, 1o. Sooner than, earlier in time, a hag. 11. To this time, hitherto, S. BELEA'GUER, (V.) To besiege; to block BEFOʻREHAND, (P.) 1. In a state of up a place. Du. anticipation, 2. In a state of accumula- BELFRY, (S.) That part of a steeple tion; so that more has been received than

where the bells are rung.

S. expended.

BE'LGICK, (A.) Of or belonging to the BEFOU'L, (V.) To daub, to make foul. Low Countries. BEFRIEʻND, (V.) 1. To favour, 2. TO BELIEʼF, (S.) 1. A persuasion of the truth affift,

of any thing, 2. The apostles creed. S. BEG, (V.) 1. To ask alms, z. To desire BELIE'VE, (V.) To give credit to.

earnelly, 3. To take a thing for granted. BELL, (S.) A sounding instrument made BEGE'T, (V.) To produce, to generate.

of metal. S. BE'GGAR, (S.) One who begs for alms. BELLE, (S.) A young lady. F. BE/GGAR, (V.) To reduce to want. BELLES LETTRES, (S.) Polite literaBEGI'RD, (V.) 1. To bind with a gir

F

3. TO BEʻLL-METAL, (S.) A mixture of tin shut in with a fiege; to beleaguer. S. BE'GLERBEG, (s.) The governor of a BELLO'NA, (S.) The filter of Mars, and Turkish province.

goddess of war. BEGUILE, (V.) 1. To deceive, 2. TO BE'LLOW, (V.) To roar aloud, or make

a noise like a bull. S. BEGRI'ME, (V.) To daub with grime, BE'LLOWS, (S.) An utensil før blowing BEHA'LF, (S.) Favour, vindication, sup-fires. S. port. S.

BE'LLY, (S.) i. That part of the body BEHA'VE, (V.) To act, to démean one's which holds the guts, & c. 2. The broad self. S..

or hollow part of several instruments and BEHAVIOUR, (S.) The manner of a utensils. S. person's acting or behaving:

BELO'NG, (V.) To appertain to. Dr. ; BEHEA'D, (V.) To cut off a person's BELQ'VED, (A.) Loved, dear, head. S.

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BELOʻW, (P.) 1. Under in place, 2. In-( BE'NISON, (S.) A blelling.
ferior in dignity, 3. Inferior in excel- BENT, (S.) i. Tendency, 2. Declivity.
Jence, 4. Unworthy of, unbefitting, 5. BENT, (A.) 1. Crooked; 2. Propenfe or
On earth.

inclined to. BELT, (S.) A kind of girdle.

BENU'MB, (V.) 1. To deprive of feeling, BELY', (V.) 1. To tell lies of one, 2. To 2. To stupify or amaze. S. give the lie to, 3. To counterfeit, to BEQUEA'TH, (V.) To give by will. S. feign, 4. To give a false representation BEQUE'ST, (S.) A legacy. . of any thing. S.

BEREA'VE, (V.) To deprive. S. BEMI'RE, (V.) To daub with mire. BERGAMO'T, (S.) 1. A delicious kind BEMOA'N, (V.) To moan over; to la. of pear, 2. A fruit resembling an orange,

3. A sort of fnuft. F. BENCH, (S.) 1. A kind of form to fit BÉ'RGHMASTER, (S.) A chief officer upon, 2. A tribunal of justice, 3. An among the Derbyshire miners, assembly of justices. S.

BE'RGHMOTE, (S.) A court held to deBE'NCHER, (S.) A lawyer of the firft termine matters relating to mines. rank in the inns of court.

BE'RKHAMSTEAD, (S.) A town in BEND, (V.) 1. To bow, or make crooked, Hertfordshire, 30 miles from London, 2. To stoop, 3. To apply one's mind to, with a market on Saturdays. Its fairs Bend the main-fail, Make it fast to the are Shrove-Monday, Whit-Monday, and yard.

St. James's Day, July 25. BENEA'PED, (A.) A sea-term for a ship BE'RKSHIRE, (s.) An inland county of when shé has not water enough to carry about 120 miles in circumference, conher out of a dock, or over a bar.

taining 12 market-towns, 140 parishes, BENEATH, (P.) 1. Underneath, below, and lending 9 members to parliament. 2. Lower in rank, excellence, or dignity, BERLI'N, (S.) A travelling chariot, first 3. Unworthy of. S.

used at Berlin, the metropolis of the BENEDI'CTINES, (S.) Monks of the Pruffian dominions. order of St. Benedict.

BEʻRNARDINES, (S.) Monks of the ora BENEDI'CTION, (S.) A blessing. L. der of St. Bernard. BENEFA'CTION, (S.) A good-natured BE'RRY, (S.) The fruit of several trees.

deed, or charitable donation. L. BE'RWICK, (S.) A large town in the BENEFACTOR, or Benefáctress, (S.) county of Northumberland, and the last

He or she who does offices of kindness; a town in England. It is 339 miles from patron. L.

London, has a market on Saturdays, and BE'NEFICE, (S.) A church-living. L.

a fair on Friday in 'Trinity-Week. BENEFICENCE, (S.) A liberality pro- BERYL, (S.) A precious stone of a faint ceeding from benevolence of heart, or a greenill colour. G. love of mankind. L.

BESEE'CH, (V.) To beg, or intreat. S. BENEʻFICENT, (A.) Kind; doing good. BESEE'M, (V.) To become, or appear BENEFI'CIAL, (A.) Advantageous, L. fit. T. BENEFICIARY, (S.) A person benefited BESE'T, (V.) To encompass; to besiege; by another; a penfiones. L.

to way-lay. S. BEʻNEFIT, (S.) Advantage. L. BESHREW, (V.) To curse, or with evil BENEVOLENCE, (S.) 1. Good will, an to a person. T. earnest desire to promote the happiness of BSIE'GE, (V.) To surround or block up; others, 2. A voluntary gratuity given by to beset with armed forces. F. subjects to their king. L.

BESMEA'R, (V.) To daub or smear over, BENE'VOLENT, (A.) Kind, affectio- BESMIÄRCHED, (A.) Daubed. T.

BESMU'T, (V.) To daub with any thing BENI'GHTED, (A.) Overtaken with black, S. night; involved in darkness.

BESOFT, (V.) To render stupid by drink. BENIGN, (A.) 1. Kind, favourable, 2. ing strong liquors. S. Wholesome. L.

BESPA'TTER, (V.) 1. To splash, or BENI'GNITY, (S.) 1. Humanity, sweet throw dirt upon, 2. To defame. nece of difpofition, 2. Salubrity. L, BESPAWL (V.) To daub with spittle.

BESPEA'K,

nate.

BESPEAʼK, (V.) 1. To speak for any | BEWI'LDER, (V.) To milead, púzske,
thing beforehand, 2. To engage a perfon. or deceive.
on one's fide, 3. To speak to, to address, BEWITCH, (V.) 1. To injure by witch-
4. To forebode, 5. To betoken. S. craft, 2. To please; to charm,
BESPEÄCKLE, (V.) To cover with spots. BEWRA'Y, (V.) 1. To disclose or reveal,
BESPRI'NKLE, (V.) To sprinkle upon. 2, To foul or defile, T:
BEʻSTIAL; (A.) Beastly, brutish, L. BEY, (S.) Among the Turks, a governor
BESTIALITY, (s.) Copulation with a of a place near the sea.
beast, L.

BEYO'ND, (P.) 1. On the further side, BESTI'R, (V.) To move briskly, to exert at a distance, 2. More excellent. S. one's self. T.

BEʻZEL, (S.) That part of a ring in which BESTOW, (V.) 1. To give, 2. To lay

the stone is fixed.. out. T.

BE.'ZZLE, (V.) To guzzle or tipple. DESTREW, (V.) To Arew or scatter BV'ASS, (S.) 1. A weight on one side of about; to sprinkle over,

a bowl, 2. A bent or inclination. F. BESTRI'DE, (V.) To get astride upon. BIB, (S.) A piece of cloth to pin before a BET, (V.) To lay wagers. T.

child. BETAKÉ, (V.) 1. To addict one's self BI'BLE, (S.) The book; the holy scripto, 2. To retire or repair to. S.

tures, so called by way of eminence. G..
BETHI'NK, (V.) To recollect, or call to BI'BULOUS, (A.) Drinking in. L.
mind.

BI'CKER, (V.) To wrangle or quarrel.
BETYDE, (V.) To happen, or befal. BID, (V.) 1. To order, 2. To invite,
BETI'MES, (P.) Early; seasonably. 3. To offer money. S.
BE'TLE, (S.) Water-pepper, an Indian BI'DDEFORD, (S.) A sea-port town in
plant.

Devcnshire, 197 miles from London, with
BE'TLEY, (S.) A town in Staffordshire, a weekly market on Tuesdays. Its fairs
142 miles from London, with a market are Feb, 14, July 18, and Nov. 13.
on Tuesdays, and a fair July 20. BIE'NNIAL, (A.) Every two years. L.
BE TONY, (S.) An herb. L.

BIER, (S.) A frame to carry a corps on. BETRA’Y, (V.) 1. To divulge a secret, BIE'STINGS, (S.) The first milk given 2. To be falle or unjust to, 3. To deli- by a cow after calving. ver up treacherously, 4. To shew, to dir- BIFA'RIOUS, (A.) That has two differF.

ent meanings; twofold. L. BETROʻTH, (V.) To contract marriage. BI'FEROUS, (A.) That bears fruit twice BETWEE'N, or Betwixt, (P.). 1. In the

a year. L, middle, 2. Belonging to two. S. BIG, (A.) 1. Great, large, 2. Pregnant, BE'VEL, (S.) 1. A mason's tool, 2. A 3. Swoln.

fant that makes an acute angle. BI'GAMY, (S.) The having two wives at BE'VER, (S.) A small collation between

G. meals, 2. The visor or fight of an hel. BIGGIN, (S.) Part of the head-dress of met, I.

a young infant. F. BE'VERAGE, (S.) Drink; a small creat BIGGLES WADE, (S.) A town in Bedof wine, ale, &c. on first wearing a suit fordshire, 45 miles from London, with a of cloachs, 1.

market on Wednesdays, Its fairs are on BE'VERLEY, (S.)-The chief town in the Feb. 13, Saturday in Eafter-week, White East Riding of Yorkshire, is 179 miles Monday, July 22, and Oct. 28. from London, and has a market on Wed - BI'GOT, (S.) One fo blindly wedded to a nesdays and Saturdays. Its fairs are the party or an opinion, as to be incapable of Thursday before Feb. 14, Holy Thurl-hearing reason. F. day, July 5, and Nov, 16.

BI'GOTRY, (S.) A fiff inflexible adhe-
BE'VÝ, (S.) 1. A held of roe-bucks, rence to a party or opinion. F.
2. A brood or flock of quails, 3. Three BI'LANDER, (S.) A small veffel, broad
partridges, 4. A company of gossips, S. A and flat, and seldom exceeding jo tons.
circle of ladies. 1.

BI'LBERRIES, (S.) Small purple-coloured
BEWAI'L, (V.) To lament or deplore. $. berries.
BEWARE, (V.) To take care, S. BI'LBOES, (S.) 1. A kind of stocks ta

cover.

once.

punish offenders at sea, 2. Rapiers, or miles from London, with a market on swords.

Tuesdays. Its fairs are July 22, and O&t.7. BI'LDESTON, or Bílfton, (S.) A town BI'LLET, (S.) 1. A log of wood for fiin Suffolk, 63 miles distant from Lon- sing, 2. A ticket for quartering soldiers, don, with a market on Wednesdays. Its 3. A letter or note, 4. An ingot of fairs are Ath-Wednesday and Holy Thurf- gold. F. day.

BI'LLET DOUX, (S.) A love-letter, F. BILE, (S.) The gall, or choler. L. BI'LLIARDS, (S.) A game so called. F. BILGE, (V.) To spring a leak.

BI'LLOW, (S.) A large rolling wave. BI’LINGSGATE, (s.). Ribaldry ; foul BIN, (S.) A place where corn, pulse, bread language.

or wine is reposited. BI'LIOUS, (A.) Full of bile, choleric, BI’NARY, (A.) Two; double. L. churlih.

BIND, (V.) 1. To confine with bonds, BILK, (V.) To deceive, to bubble, to de -2. To gird or enwrap, 3. To faften to fraud,

any thing, 4. To fasten together, 5. To BILL, (S.) 1. A bird's beak, 2. An edged cover a wound with dreffings, 6. To comtool for lopping trees, hedges, &c. 3. An pel, to constrain, 7. To oblige by ftipuadvertisement or note, 4. An account of lation, 8. To bind to, to oblige to serve money, 5. A phyfician's prescription. fome one, 9. To bind over, to oblige a Bill of Debt, An obligatory writing, or person to appear.

S. bond,

BIND, (S.) A species of hops. Bill of Entry, An account of goods en- BI'NDING, (S.) 1. A fastening, 2. Coter'd at the custom-house,

vering of books with leather, Go. Bill of Exchange, A note ordering the BINOCLE, ($.) A telescope that may be payment of money at a certain place. looked through with both eyes. Bill of Lading, A deed figned by the BIOʻGRAPHER, (S.) One who writes master of a ship, whereby he acknowledges the lives of perfons. G. the receipt of the merchants goods, and BIO'GRAPHY, (S.) A writing the lives obliges himself to deliver them at the

G. place to which they are assigned, BI'PAROUS, (A.) Bringing forth two at Bill at Law, A written declaration, ex a birth. L. prefling the injury the plaintiff has re- BIPA'RTITE, (A.) 1. Divided into two ceived from the defendant.

equal parts, 2. In Law, a deed between Bill of Mortality, A register of births two parties. L. and burials.

BI'PED, (S.) An animal with two feet. L. BILL of Parcels, An account given by the BIPE'NNATED, (A.) Having two wings. seller to the buyer, of goods bought, and BIPE/TALOUS, (A.) Having two flowertheir prices.

leaves. G. Bill in Parliament, Proposals drawn up to BIRCH, (S.) A tree common in England. be first considered, and then passed into a BIRD, (S.) A name common to all fowl. law,

BIRDLIME, (S.) A sticky matter used to BILL of Sale, Is when money is borrowed catch small birds. upon a parcel of goods, and the owner | BI'RGANDER, (S.) A kind of wild goose. empowers the lender to sell or appropriate BI'RMINGHAM, (S.) A town of great them to his own use, if the money is not trade in Warwickshire, employed in iron repaid, with interest, at a limited time. manufactures. It is 108 miles from Lon. BILL of Stores, A licence granted at the don, and has a weekly market on Thurscustom-house to the merchants to carry days. Its fairs are on Thursday in Such stores and provifions custom-free, as Whitsun-week, and O&t. 10. are necessary for the voyage.

BIRTH, (S.) 1. Nativity, 2. Descent or Bill of Sufferance, A ace granted at extraction, 3. Rise or beginning. S. the custom-house to a merchant to fuffer BIRTH, among mariners, 3. A convenient him to trade custom-free from one Eng-1 place to moor a ship in, 2. Sea-room for lish port to another,

a fhip at anchor, 3. A place on board for BILL, (V.) To kiss, to bill as dõves do. the mess to put their chests in. BILLE'RICAY (S.) A town in Effex, 23 BI'RTHRIGHT, (S.) The honour, estate,

of men.

or

or privileges to which a person is entitled | BLACKEN, (V.) 1. To make black, by birth.

2. To darken, 3. To defame or Nander. BI'RTHWORT, (S.) An herb so called. BLACKSMITH, (S.) One who makes BISE'CT, (V.) To cut or divide into two many forts of iron-work. parts. L.

BLA'DDER, (S.), 1. The vessel in the BISE'GMENT, (S.) One of the parts of body that contains the urine, 2. A blifter, any thing divided into two. L

a pustule. S. BI'SHOP, (S.) 1. A chief officer in the BLADE, (S.) 1. The cutting part of a church, who has the charge of a diocese, sword or knife, 2. The flat part of an 2. Roasted oranges, wine and sugar. Dan. oar, 3. The spire of grass, the young Titular BISHOP, One who has the title of shoots of corn, 4. A spruce young man. bifhop without a diocese. "

BLAIN, (S.) A puftule; an ulcer or boil. BISHOPRICK, (S.) The district under BLAME, (V.) To find fault with. F. a bishop's jurisdiction.

BLAME, (S.) Reproach, fault, scandal. BI'SKET, or Biscuit, (S.) 1. A. kind of BLAʼMEABLE, (A.) Blame-worthy, hard bread made to be eaten at sea, 2. A BLAMELESS, (A.) Innocent, guiltless. small cake made by confectioners, BLA'NCH, (V.) 1. To whiten, 2. To BI'SMUTH, (S.) A mineral substance, or take off the skin from almonds, 3. To femi-metal. T.

palliate. F. BI’SSEXTILE, (S.) Leap year, L. BLANCHERS, (S.) In the mint, those BI'STOURY, (S.) A surgeon's incision who anneal, boil, and cleanse che money. knife. F.

BLA’NDFORD, (S.) A town in Dorfet.
BIT, (S.) 1. A small piece of any thing, shire, 107 miles from London, with a

2. A lilver coin of the value of 7d. half market on Saturdays. Its fairs are on
penny, current in the West-Indies, 3. A March 7, July 10, and Nov. 8.
Spanish filver coin' worth 7 d. sterling, BLA'NDISH, (V.) To cajole or flatter.
4. Part of a horse's bridle.

BLA'NDISHMENTS, (S.) Enticing ca-
BITCH, (S.) A female of the dog kind. S. joling speeches; kind treatment, L.
BITE, (V.) 1, To press or pierce with the BLANK, (S.) 1. A void space in writing,
teeth, 2. To burn the mouth, as pepper 2. A lottery-ticket of no benefit; not a
does, 3. To cheat, 4. To take the bait, prize. F.
as a fifn docs

BLANK, (A.) 1. White, 2. Pale and BI'TTER, (A.) 1. Of taste, like worm wan; out of countenance. 'wood, 2. Severe, or cruel. S.

BLANK Verse, Verse without rhime, BUTTERN, (S.) 1. A bird of the heron BLA'NKET, (S.) A thick soft kind of kind, 2. A liquor that runs from falt af woollen cloth. F. ter it boiled.

BLASPHE'ME, (V.) To speak cvil of BITU'MEN, (S.) A clammy Nime like God. G.

pitch, with a smell like brimstone. L. BLA'SPHEMY, (S.) A speaking of God BITUMINOUS, (A.) Of the nature of in impious and irreverent language. bitumen.

BLAST, (S.) 1. A puff of wind, 2. A BLAB, (V.) To publish what ought to damage happening to trees and corn, 3. A have been concealed. T.

found of an instrument of wind mufick. T. BLACK, (S.) 1. The darkest of all co- BLAST, (V.) 1. To spoil the fruits of the 10.175, 2. A negro, a blackamoor. S. earth, 2. To disappoint a design, 3. To BLACK, (A.) 1. Of a black colour, 2. ruin a man's credit.,

Dark, 3. Cloudy of countenance, fallen, BLAZE, (V.) 1. To flame, 2. To di-
4. Horrid, wicked, 5. Dismal, mournful. vulge. s.
BLACK Book, A bouk kept in the Excher BLAZE, (S.) 1. A fiame, 2. A white

quer, containing the orders of that court. mark on the face of a horfe.
BLACK-Cattle, Oxen, bulls, cows, BLA'ZON, (V.) 1. To paint a coat of
BLACK-Guard, A dirty boy or sellow. arms, 2. To set forth the good qualities
Black Red, A black wand with a golden of apy one, 3. To explain a coat of arms
Jion on the top, carried by the user of in proper terms, 4. To embellish, to dis-
the parliament. All noblemen guilty of play, 5. To make publick, F.
any crime are committed to his charge. BLA'ZONRY, (S.) The art of heraldry,

BLEACH,

BLEACH, (V.) To whiten in the fun. BLOOD, (S.) 1. The red Auid that cirBLEAK, (A.) 3. Cold, raw, chilly, 2. culates through the body, 2. Kindred, Pale. Du.

lineage, 3. A hot, fiery, debauched BLEA'R-EYED, (A.) Having the edges man. S.

of the lids red and turned outwards. BLOOD-HOUND, (S.) A hunting-dog BLEAT, (V.) To make a noise as a sheep of an exquisite scent. or lamb. s.

BLOOD SPA VIN, (S.) A soft swelling BLEED, (V.) 1. To lose blood, 2. To let in a horse's hoof. blood, 3. To drop as blocd.

BLOOʻDSHED, (S.) Murder ; spilling of BLE'MISH, (S.) 1. A disagreeable spot blood, Naughter. or stain, 2. Reproach, disgrace. BLOOʻDSHOT, (S.) A distemper of the BLEND, (V.) To mix together. S. eyes. BLESS, (.) 1. To with success to, 2. TO BLOO‘DY, (A.) 1, Daubed with blood, consecrate to God, 3. To make happy. 2. Cruel, blood-thirsty. BLESSEDNESS, (S.) Happiness, felicity. BLOODY Flux, (S.) An exulceration of BLIGHT, (S.) 1. A diftem per that affedis the guts, with frequent bloody stools, trees and plants, 2. Mildew.

BLOOM, (S.) 1. A blotrom of a tree, BLIND, (A.) 1. Without fight, z. Dark, 2. The prime of life, 3. The blue that obscure. S.

appears upon some fruit. T. 4. In iron. BLIND, (S.) 1. Any thing set up to pre-works, a square mass of metal two feet

vent our being seen, 2. A false pretence. long. BLIND, (V.) 1. To deprive of fight, 2. TO BLOOM, or Blossom, (V.) 1. To put forth

deceive, 3. To obfcure the understanding. blossoms, 2. To be in a state of youth. BLI'NDNESS, (S.) 1. Want of fight, BLOT, (V.) 1. To drop ink on paper, 2. Ignorance,

2. To ftain a man's reputation, 3. To BLINK, (V.) To twinkle, or almost shut darken. the eyes. Dan.

BLOW, (S.) 1. A Atroke, 2. A misfore. BLI'NKARD, (S.) One who blinks. tune, an accident. B. BLINKS, (S.) In Hunting, boughs thrown BLOW, (V.) 1. As the wind,

across the way where the deer is to país. breathe hard, 3. To put forth flowers or BLISS, (S.) Great happiness, felicity. S. blossoms, 4. To blow, as a fly, 5. To BLISSOMING, (S.) The act of coition pant or puff, 6. To sound an instrument between a ram and an ewe.

of wind mufick, 7. To spread by report. BLI'STER, (S.) A rising of the skin like Blow out, To extinguish by wind. a bladder. Du.

Blow up, i. To elevate in the air by setBLI'STER, (V.) 1. To apply a blister ting fire to gunpowder, 2. To ruin a perplaifler, 2. To rise in bladders.

son by the discovery of a secret, 3. To BLITHE, or Blíthsome, (A.) Jocund,

distend with wind as a bladder, merry, pleasant. S.

Blow upon, 1. To breathe upon, 2. To BLOAT, (V.) To puff up.

leffen the value of any thing. BLOCK, (S.) 1. A large piece of marble, BLOWING HOUSES, (S.) Furnaces for 1. A log of wood, 3. A stupid fellow, melting and casting tin ore. 4. In a fhip, one of the pulleys on which BLOWING SNAKES, (S.) A kind of the running ropes go, 5. The wood on vipers in Virginia, which swell their heads which hats are formed, 6. A wooden before they bite. head used by peruke-makers, 7. The BLOWZE, (S.) A Natternly woman, with wood on which criminals are beheaded, her hair over her eyes. 8. An obstruction, a ftop. T. BLOWZY, (A.) Red-faced, sun-burnt. BLOCK-TIN, (S.) Unmixed tin. BLU'BBER, (S.) 1. The fat of a whale, BLOCKA'DE, (S.) Encompaffing a town 2. The name of a sea-filh. with armed troops, so as to render it im- BLU'BBER, (V.) To cry, fob, and make possible for it to receive any supplies, T. a noise, as a child. BLO'CKHEAD, (S.) An ignorant stupid BLU'DGEON, (S.) A short fick, with fellow.

one end loaded. BLOʻCKISH, (A.) Lumpish, like a block. BLUE, (S.) A colour, as that of the sky. BLC'MARY, (S.) The fist forge in an BLUFF, (A) Stern, fierce, big. iron-mill.

BLU'NDER,

2. To

to waver.

BLU'NDER, (V.) 1. To make a gross | BO’DY, (S.). 1. The material substance mistake, 2. To stumble.

of an animal, 2. Matter as opposed to BLU’NDERER, (S.) One who commits spirit, 3. A person, a human being, 4, A many mistakes.

collective mass, 5. The main army, the BLU'NDERBUSS, (S.) 1. A wide mouthed battle, 6. A corporation, 7. The main

gun, 2. A careless fellow who commits part, 8. A general collection for any art many blunders. B.

or science, a pandect, 9. Strength; as, BLUNT, (A.) 1. A dúll point or edge, this wine has a good body. 2. Plain, unceremonious, 3. Dull in un- BOG, (S.) A marshy ground, frequently derstanding.

covered with grass or turf. BLUNT, (V.) To take off the point or BOʻGGLE, (V.) To fcruple, to hesitate,

edge. BLUR, (V.) To smear, to blot. BO'GHOUSE, (S.) A privy. BLUSH, (V.) To redden either from BO'IARES, (S.) The lords of the Czar modesty, shame, or surprize. Du of Muscovy's court. BLUÄSTER, (V.) 1. To roar as, a boi- BOIL, (V.) To seeth, or bubble up with

sterous wind, 2. To storm and swagger. heat; to cook by boiling. L. BOAR, (S.) 1. A male swine, 2. A wild BOILING, (S.) The violent agitation hog. S

that fire excites in fluid bodies. BOARD, (S.) 1. A plank, 2. A table, BOI'SEAU, (S.) A French measure for 3: A pension, 4. A court of jurisdic-corn, containing two bushels and about tion. S.

half a peck English measure. BOARD, (V.) 1. To cover with boards, BOI'STEROUS, (A.) 1. Stormy, tem

2. To keep boarders, 3. To be a boarder, pestuous, 2. Turbulent, furious. S. 4. To enter a ship by force or surprize. BOLD, (A.) 1. Intrepid, couragious, 2. BOA'RDER, (5.) One who diets with Confident, assured, 3. Saucy, impuanother.

dent. S. BOA'RISHNESS, or Boórishness, (S.) An BOLE A'RMENIC, (S.) A medicinal unmannerly and uncivil carriage.

earth brought from Armenia. BOAST, (V.) To vaunt, or brag; to BOLL, (S.) 1. A stalk or stem, 2. A magnify.

feed pod. 1. BOAT, (S.) A small vessel to carry goods Boll of Salt, Two bushels, or people by water. T.

BO'LSTER, (S.) 1. A large pillow, 2. A BOA'TSWAIN, (S) An officer who looks compress to lay on a wound.

after the long boat, cable, anchor, &c. BOLT, (S.) 1. A piece of iron, wood, &* and sees that the sailors do their duty. to faften a door, 2. A fetter, 3. An arBOB, (S.) 1. A kind of pendent, 2. A row or dart, 4. Twenty-eight ells of canlaort periwig, 3. Words repeated at the vas, 5. A thunder-bolt, S. end of a stanza.

BOLT, (V.) 1. To faften with a bolt, BOB, (V.) 1. To hit lightly, 2. To cheat 2. To fift meal, 3. To fetter, 4. To or gull, 3. To play backward and for try, 5. To spring out suddenly. ward,

BOʻLTON, (S.) A town in Lancashire, BO'BBINS, (S.) Small instruments with 237 miles from London, with a market which bone-lace is made. F.

on Mondays. Its fairs are on July 19, BOB-TAIL, (S.) 1. A short tail, 2. A and Oct, 2. kind of short arrow-head.

BOʻLTSPRIT, (S.) A mast that stands BO'DDICE, (S.) A sort of stays worn by noping at the head of a ship.

BOʻLUS, (S.) A composition to be taken BODE, (V) To prefage, or prognosti at'oné mouthful, of a confiftence rather cate, s.

thicker than honey. BO'DKIN, (S.) 1. A pointed iron, 2. An BOMB, (S.) large hollow iron ball instrument used by women. W.

charged with powder, nails, &c. to be BOʻDMIN, (S.) A town in Cornwall, Mot out of a mortar. The largest weigh 263 miles from London, with a market about 490 pounds. on Saturdays. Its fairs are on Jan. 25, BOMBARD, (V.) To cast bombs into a Saturday after Mid-Lent Sunday, Wed place. nesday before Whit-Sunday, and Dec. 6.

BOM

women.

nexion.

BOMBARDIE'R, (S.) The engineer who mouth of a harbour, 2. A long pole to fires the bombs.

spread out the corner of a fail. S. BOMBASI'NE, (S.) A sort of stuff made BOON, (S.) A favour, a gift, a grant. of filk and cotton. F.

BOOR, (S.) A clown, a lout. Du. BO'MBAST, (S.) 1. Swelling language BOO'RISH, (A.) Clownish, or unmanvoid of sense, 2. The cotton tree,

nerly. B. BOMB-CHEST, (S.) A wooden chest fil-BOOSE, (S.) Ore and earth mix'd toge led with bombs and gunpowder, put under ther, as it comes out of the mine. ground in order to be blown up into the BOOT, (S.), 1. A leather covering for air with those who stand near it.

the leg, 2. That part of a coach under BOMB-KETCH, (S.) A velfcl built strong the driver's seat, for throwing bombs at sea.

To Boot, (P.) Besides, over and above. BO'NA DEA, (S.) The Good Goddess, BOOTH, (S.) A kind of tent. worshipped by the Greeks and Romans, BOO'TLESS, (A.) Unprofitable, to no and held in great esteem by the Roman purpose. ladies. L.

BOO'TY, (S.) 1. A prize, plunder,, 21 BO'NA FI'DE, (S.) In good faith, with To play booty, to lose by design. out fraud or deceit. L.

BO'RAGE, (S.) A garden herb. BONA'NA-TREE, (S) An American BOʻRAX, (S.) A mineral falt. tree, whose leaves are half a yard broad, BOR'DEL, (S.) A brotbel, a bawdyand a yard and half long.

house. BO'NA ROBA, (S.) A whore. Sp. BO'RDER, (S.) 1. The outward part or BOND, (S.) 1. A band to tye, 2. An edge of any thing, 2. The edge of a obligation in writing, 3. Union, con country, 3. The outward part of a garS.

ment adorned with needle work, 4. A BO'NDAGE, (S.) Slavery, captivity. bank raised round a garden, and set with BO'NDMAN, or Bóndsman, (S.). One herbs and flowers. bound for another.

BORDER upon, (V:) To be contiguous to BONE, (S.) A hard substance which af- BORE, (S.) The hollow of a gun or pipe. fords support to the body. S.

BO'REAS, (S.) The North wind. G. BO'NE-LACE, (S.) Lace made of fine BOREE', (S.) A French dance. thread, with bones or bobbins.

BORN, (V.) Brought into the world. BO'NE-SPAVIN, (S.) A bony excrescence BO'ROUGH, (S.) A corporate town. or hard swelling, growing on the fore part BO'ROUGH-RRIDGE, (S.) A, town in of the hock of a house's leg.

the Weft-riding of Yorkshire, 204 miles BO'NEIRE, (S.) A fire made in the from London, with a weekly market on freets upon days of publick rejoic- Saturdays. Its fairs are on April 27, ing. F.

June 22, and Oct, 23. BOÄNNET, (S.) 1. A fort of cap, 2. A BOʻRROW, (v.) To take upon credit. imall fail set on the forefail and mainsail, BO'SCAGE, (S.) 1. A grove, 2. A land, when they are too narrow. F.

scape representing many trees, 3. In Law, BO'NNY, (A.) Pretty, genteel, fine, gay. fuch food as woods yield to cattle. F. BOO'BY, (S.) A great ignorant fellow, BO'SKY, (A.) Fuddled; woody. BOOK, (S.) 1. A volume in which we BO'SOM, (S.) The breast. S. read or write, 2. A particular part of a BU'SPHORUS, (S.) A strait or narrow work, 3. Without book, by memory.

B. fea, of which the most famous is the BOOK, (V.) To write any thing down in BOSPHORUS of Ihrace, or the strait of a book.

Constantinople. POOKISH, (A.) Studious, fonil of read- BOSS, (S.) 1. A ftud-in a bridle, om ing.

2. A swelling. BOOKSELLER, ($.) One who deals in BO'STON, (S.) A sea-port town in Linbooks.

colnshire, 114 miles from London, with BOOK-WORM, (S.) 1. A small infect a market on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

that breeds in books, 2. A great reader. Its fairs are on May, 4, August 11, and BOOM, (S.) 1. A large piece of timber December is. er chain Rretched cross a river or the BO'S WORTH, (S.) A town in Leiceter

shire,

fhire, - 104 miles from London, famous | BOW'ER, (S.) 4. An arbour, 2. An for the decisive battle fought between anchor so called. Henry VII, and Richard III. Its market BOW'ET, or Bówess, (S.). A young is on Wednesdays; and its fairs are May hawk. 8, and July 10.

BOWL, (S.) 1. A ball of wood to play BOTANICK, or Botánical, (A.) Belong- with, 2. A vessel to drink out of, 3. The ing to herbs and plants. G.

large end of a tobacco pipe. F. BO'TANIST, (S.) One skilled in botany, BOWL, (V.) To play at bowls.. or the knowledge of the virtues of plants. BOWSE (V.) To carouse, to drink hard, BOTCH, (S.) 1. A piece of work ill BOW'SER, (S.) A treasurer in an uniJone, 2. A 'bungling workman, 3. A versity. fore, or swelling.

BOW'YER, (S.) A maker or seller of BO'TCHER, (S.) l. A mender of old bows. cloaths, 2. A bungling workman. BOX, (S.) 1. A kind of hard wood, BOTTOM, (S.) 1. The lowest part of 2. A fort of chest, 3. The receptacle

any thing, 2. The settling of liquor, 3. of a screw, 4. A blow with the fist on A valley, 4. A ball of woríted or thread, the head, 5. A seat in the playhouse. Si 5. A vefsel for navigation, 6. The BOX, (V.) To fight with no other weaground work, the foundation.

pons but the fifts. BO'TTOMLESS, (A.) Without bottom. BOY, ($.) 1. A lad, 2. A male child. BOʻTTOMRY, or Bottomreé, (S.) Bor- BOY'AR, (S.) A Muscovite lord. rowing money upon the bottom of a thip, BOY'ISH, (A.) Childish, like a boy. that is to be paid with interest at the ship's BRA'BBLE, (V.) To clamour, wrangle. safe return, otherwise the money is lost if BRACE, (S.) 1. A cramp-iron to falten the ship be loft.

beams or stones, 2. The traps of leather BOTTS, or Bots, (S.) 1. Worms that upon which a coach hangs, 3. Two ropes

breed in the straight gut of a horse, 2, belonging to the yards of a ship, 4. A Worms that destroy the grass in bowling mark used in printing or writing to s greens. S.

connect several articles “ together, as S BOUDS, (S.) Insects breeding in malt. 5. In Hunting, the number two. F. BOUGH, (S.) A branch of a tree. S. BR A'CED, (A.) Tied down, or well BOUGHT, (A.) Purchased with money.

faftened. BOUND, (V.) 1. To limit, 2. To Ay BRACELET, (S.) An ornament worn on back, 3. To jump, to spring.

F. BOUND, (A.) 1. Tied, - 2. Obliged to BRA'CHMANS, or Brámins, (S.) A sect perform, 3. Intending to come to any of Indian priests or philosophers, who place.

hold the doctrine of transmigration of BOU'NDARY, (S.) Whatever limits the fouls,

bounds of a county, parish, &c. BRACK, (S.) A crack, a flaw. S. BOU'NDEN,' (A.) Obliged to perform. BRA'CKET, (S.) 1. A kind of stay in BOU'NDLESS, (A.) Without bounds. timber work, 2. An iron lupport for a BOU'NTEOUS, or Bountiful, (A.) Cha- marble Nab, &c. 3. The cheeks of the ritable, generous.

carriage of a mortar. I. BOUNTY, (S.) Liberality, kindness. F. BRA'CKISH, (A.) Saltisk. 'B. BOURN, (S.) A brook or river; a limit. BRA'CKLEY, (S.) A twn in NorthampBOUSE, (V.) To drink lavishly.

tonhire, 57 miles from London, with a BOUT, (S.) Trial, essay, time, turn. market on Wednesday. Its fairs are on BOUTEFEU, (S.) An incend'ary. F. Wednesday after Feb. 25, 3d Saturday in BOW, (S.) 1. An inti ument for thooting April, Wednesday after June 22, Wedarrows, & c. 2. The fore part of a ship, nesday before St. Michael Oct. 1o, and 3. A bending of the body, 4. A rainbow, Dec. 11. 5. An instrument to Atrike string-inftru- BRA’DFIELD, (S.) A town in Efex, 49 ments of mifick, 6. The doubling of a miles from London, with a market on Aring in a Nip-knot. S.

Thursdays. It has a fair on June 22. BOW'ELS, S.) 1. The intestines, 2. BRA'DFORTH, (S.) A town in the WestTenderness, fellow-feeling,

riding of Yorkshire, 183 miles from Lon

the arm.

don;

don; with a market on Mondays. Its | BRASS, (S.) k. A metal compounded fairs are on March 14, 15, June 28, 29, of copper and lapis calaminaris, 2. Im. 39, and Dec. 20, 21, 22.

pudence. S. BRA'DNINCH, (S.) In Devonshire, 177 BRAT, (S.) A contemptuous name for a iniles from London; with a market on child. Saturdays.

BRAVADO, (S.) An empty boast. Sp. BRADS, (S.) Slender nails without heads. BRAVE, (A.) 1. Couragious, intrepid, BRAG, (V.) To boast.

2. Gallaut, genteel, 3. Magnificent, BRA'GCARD, or Braggadócio, (s.) A grand. F. boating vain-glorions fellow.

BRAVE, (V.) 1. To dare, 2. To hector
BRA'GGET, (S.) A liquor made of ho or affront, 3. To defy.
ney and spice.

BRAVO, (S.) 1. A bully, 2. A man who
BRAID, (S.) A narrow sort of lace. murders for hire. I.
BRAID, (V.) To weave or plait the BRAWL, (V.) To scold aloud. F.
hair.

BRAWN, (S.) 1. Boar's flesh sous'd,
ERAIN, (S.) 1. The collection of organs 2. The fleshy or mufculous part of the
and veffels within the kull, from whence body, 3. Bulk, muscular frength, 4. A
fensation and understanding arise, 2. The boar.
understanding. S.

BRA'WNY, (A.) Strong, full of finews. BRAIN, (V.) To kill by beating out the BRAY, (V.) 1. To bruise or pound, 2. To brains.

temper printing ink, 3. To make a noise BRAINLESS, (A.) 1. Without brains, like an ass, 4. To make an offensive 2. Careles, filly, wild, extravagant.

noise. BRAINTREE, (S.) A town in Effex, BRAZE, (V.) To cover with brals. 42 miles from London, with a market on BRAʼZEN, (A.), I. Made of brass, 2. Wednefdays. Its fairs are on May 8, and Impudent. QA. Z

BRA'ZIER, (S.) A maker or dealer in BRAKE, (S.) ;. Fern, 2. The handle of

brass ware, a thip's pump, 3. An inftrument to dress BRAZI'L, (S.) A dying wood so called, fiax or hemp, 4. A baker's instrument because it is brought froin Brazil. to knead dough, 5. A fnaffle for horses. BREACH, (S.) 1. A part of a wall, &c, BRA'MBLE, (S.) 1. A black-berry bush, broke down, 2. A violation of a promise, 2. Any rough prickly shrub.

or of friendship. F. BRA'MINS. See Bra'CHMANS, BREAD, (S.) 1. Food made of wheat, BRAN, (S.) The huks of ground corn. rye, oats, & c. 2. Food in general. S. BRANCH, (S.), Any part of a thing if- BREADTH, (S.) Wideness. fujog from a common ftock, as the bough BREAK, (V.) 1. To separate by vio. of a tree, a child in a family, a division lence, 2. To burst or open by force, 3. in a discourse, a small river running out of To overcome, to furmount, 4. To batter, a larger, the antlers or shoots of" a ftag's to make breaches in, 5. To fink or appal liorn. F.

the fpirit, 6. To tame or train to obedi. BRANCH, (V.) i. To spread abroad, or ence, 7. To become a bankrupt, 8. To divide into parts, 2. Tu have horns shoot yiolate a contract or promise, 9. To ining out.

fringe a law, 10. To separate company, BRAND, (S.) 1. A piece of burning wood, 11. To open something new, 12. To

2. A mark made with a hut iron. S. burlt by dashing, as waves on a rock, BRAND, (V.) 1. To maik with a hot 13. To open an abscess, 14. To decline fron, 2. To mark with a slote of in in health and strength, 15. To fall out, famy.

to be friends no longer, 16. To discard. BRA'NDISH. (V.) To make to and fro. BREAK bulk, To take part of a ship's BRANDON, (S.) 11 Suffolk, is 78 miles lading out of the hold. from London. Its fairs are on Feb. 14, BREAK ground, To open the trenches in June 11, and Nov. 11.

a liege, or to begin the works. HRA'NDY, (S.) A spirituous liquor difil-BREAK the heart, To destroy with grief. test from wine. 7.

BREAK the meski, to put the neck out of
BRA'NGLE, (V.) To fquabble, to joint.
Wrangle.

BREAK

BREAK off, To put an end to a thing, to BREED, (V.) 1. To be with young, 2. defift suddenly

To bring up or edacate, 3. To produce. BREAK up, To open, to lay open, to se- BREE'DING, (S.) 1. Pregnancy, 2. The

parate, to cease, to intermit, to begin growing of a difeafe, 3. Civility, educaholidays.

tion, 4. Manners. BREAK from, To separate with some vio- BREEZE, (S.) 1. A gentle gale of wind, lence,

2. A gad-fly. I. BREAK in, To enter unexpectedly. BRE'NTFORD, (S.) In Middlesex, is 10° BREAK loose, To get away when, de miles from London, and has a market on tained.

Saturdays. Its fairs are on May 17, 18, BREAK out, to discover itself in sudden 19, and Sept, 12, 13, 14, 15. effects, to become diffolute, to have erup- BRE'VIARY, (S.) A prayer-book used tions on the skin.

by the church of Rome. BREAK, (S.) 1. A pause, an interruption, BREʻVIATE, (S.) An extract of a deed 2. A line drawn to denote that the sense or writing. is suspended.

BRE'VITY, (S.) Shortness, conciseness, BREA'KERS, (S.) Waves broke by rocks BREW, (V.) i. To make drink, 2. To or sand-banks,

machinate, L. S. BREAKFAST, (S.) The first meal. BREWIS, (S.) Sea biscuit or crufts of BREAM, (S.) A fish. F.

bread boiled in fat pottage. BREAST, (S.) 1. That part of a body BREʻWOOD, (S.) A small town in Stafwhich contains the heart and lungs, 2. Afordshire, 127 miles from London, with woman's bubby, 3. That part of a beast a market on Tuesdays. It has a fair on that is under the neck, and between the Sept. 19. legs, 4. The heart, the conscience, 5. The BRI'AR, (S.) A prickly shrub. S. passions. s.

BRIBE, (V.) To corrupt with gifts. BREASTPLATE, (S.) Armour for the BRIBERY, (S.) The act of bribing. breaft.

BRICK, (S.) 1. A long square piece of BREAST Work, In Fortification, any work clay burnt hard, 2. A long narrow loaf. raised breast-high.

BRICK Bat, (S.) A piece of broken brick, BREATH, (S.) 1. The air drawn in and BRI'DAL, (A.) Belonging to a bride. discharged by ihe lungs, 2. Life, 3. A BRIDE, (S.) A new married woman, s. breeze of wind, 4. Respite, pause, re- BRI'DEGROOM, (S.) A new married laxation. S. BREATHE, (V.) 1. To draw, to take BRI'DEWELL, (S.) A house of correction. breath, 2. To live, 3. To reft, 4. TO BRIDGE, (S.) 1. A passage built over a exercise, 5. To utter privately.

river, 2. The bone of the nose, 3. The BREA'THING, (S.) 1. Aspiration, secret fupporter of the frings of a musical inprayer, 2. A breathing-place, vent. strument. S. BREAT'HLESS, (A.) 1. Out of breath, BRIDGEND, (S.) A town in Glamor. spent with labour, 2. Dead.

ganshire, 176 miles from London, with a BRE'CKNOCK, or Brécon, (S.) The market on Saturdays. Its fairs are Holy county town of Brecknockshire, in South Thursday, and Nov. 17. Wales, is 161 miles from London, and BRIDGENORTH,(S.) A town in Shrophas two weekly markets, the one on shire, 135 miles from London, and has a Wednesdays, and the other on Saturdays. market on Saturdays, Its fairs are the Its fairs are on May 4, July 5, Sept. 10, Thursday before Shrovetide, June 30, and Nov. 17.

Aug. 2, and O&t. 29, BREʻCKNOCKSHIRE, (S.) In South BRIDGEWATER, (S.) A town in Soe

Wales, is about 106 Miles in circumfe-mersetfire; it hath a market on Thurse rence, has 4 market towns, 61 parishes, day and Saturday, and is 143 miles from and sends 4 members to parliament. London. Its fairs are the 2d Thursday BREECH, (S.) 1, The backside, 2. The in Lent, June 24, September 21,

ard hinder part of a piece of ordnance.

December 29. BREE'CHES, (S.) 1. A well known part | BRI'DLE, (S.) A device to hold in and

of apparet worn by men, 2. To wear the guide a horle, c# F. breecbes is to be master, S.

BRI'DLE,

man.

tain.

BRIDLE, (V.) 1. To put a bridle on a BRI'STLE, (V.) To crect the hair like. horse, 2. To curb one's passion, 3. To an enraged boar. draw the chin to the neck.

BRI'STLY,(A.) Filled with strong prickBRI'DPORT, (S.) A town in Dorsetshire, ly hairs.

145 miles from London, with a market BRISTOL, (S.) The largest and richest on Saturdays. Its fairs are April 5, Ho- city in England, except London, fituate ly Thursday, and O&t. 1o.

partly in Somersetshire, and partly in BRIEF,(S.) 1. A warrant or breviate of Gloucester shire, 115 miles from the methe crown, 2. Letters patent for collect tropolis. Its markets are on Wednesdays ing charitable benevolence, 3. An ab and Saturdays; and its fairs are Jan. 25, ftract. F.

and July 25. BRIEF, (A.) Short.

BRISTOL Stone, (S.) A kind of soft dia. BRIGADE, (S.) Of horse, contains eight mond found in a rock near Bristol. or ten fquadrons; and of foot, five or six BRI'TISH, (4.) Belonging to Great Bribattalions. F. BRIGADI'ER, (S.) The commander of a BRI'TON, (S.) A native of Great Britain. brigade, F.

BRI'TTLE, (A.) Apt to break. S. BRIGANTINE, (S.) A light pinnace, BROACH, (V.) 3. To tap á veffel of lic built to sail well. F.

quor, 2. To publish or spread abroad, BRIGHT, (A.) Brillant, shining, clear, 3. To spit. F. witty.

BROAD, (A.) 1. Wide, large in breadth, BRIGHTHELMSTON, (S.) A sea-port 2. Obscene, fulsome, S. town in Suflex, 50 computed miles from BROA'DSIDE, (S.) 1. The discharge of London, with a market on Thursdays. all the guns on one side of a ship at once, Its faii-s are Holy Thursday and Sent. 4.

2. The side of a ship, 3. A sheet of paBRI'LLANT, (S.) A diamond artificially per containing one large page, cut by a lapidary. F.

BROCADE, (S.) A fik wove with flowBRI'LLANT, (A) Bright, fhining, spark ers of different colours, or intermixed ling. F.

with gold and silver. F. BRIM, (S.) The utmoft edge.

BROCK, (S.) A badger., S. BRI’MMER, (S.) A glass, & c. of any li- BRO'CKET, (S.) A red deer of two years quos filled up to the brim.

old. T. BRIMSTONE, (S.) Sulphur, a yellow BRO'COLI, (S.) A garden plant, fira mineral. s.

brought from Italy, now well known. BRI'NDLED, (A.) Of a dunnish red spot- BROGUE, (V.). To catch eels by trouted with white; ftieaked.

bling the water. F. BRINE, (S.) 1. Salt and water, 2. The BROGUE, (S.) 1. A kind of shoe, :2. A fea, 3. Tears. 'S.

corrupt dialect. Irish. BRING, (V.) To carry to a person or BROIL, (S.) 1. A quarrel, 2. A tumult place, si

or fedition. F.' BRING about, To effect.

BROIL, (V.) To roast meat by laying it BRING forth, To give birth to.

on or over a fire. BRING off, To clear.

BROKAGE, or Brókerage, (S.) Pay or BRING 0", To engage in action.

reward given to a broker. BRING over, To draw to another party. BRO'KER, (S.) 1. A factor employed by BRING under, To fubdue.

merchants, 2. A procurer of bargains, BRING up, 1. To educate, 2. To bring 3. One who sells old houshold-goods. into practice,

Exchange BROKERS, (S.) Those who make BRINK, (S.) The edge of a river or pre. it their business to know the alterations in cipice.

he course of exchange, BRINY, cr Brínith, (A.) Of a faltish Stock Brokers, (S.) Those who buy and tafe.

fell for others shares in the joint stock of BRISK, (A.) Alert, lively," sprightly, gay. a.company,

&c. BRI'SKET, (S.) That part of the breast Pawn BROKERS, They who lend money which lies next the ribs, F.

on pains. BRISTLE, (S.) A strong hair which grows | BRO'MSGROVE, (S.) A town in Wor. on the back of a boar. S.

cestershire,

eestershire, 93 miles from London, with BRUSH, (V.) 1. To clean with a bruma, a market on Tuesdays. Its fairs are on 2. To go along in a hurry, 3. To lkım June 24, and Oct. 1.

over lightly. BRONCHO'TOMY, (S.) The operation BRUTĀLITY, (S.) Brutishness. L. of opening the wind-pipe to prevent fuf- BRUTE, (S.) An animal void of reason., focation. G.

BRU'TISH, or Brútal, (A.) 1. Cruel, BRONZE, (S.) 1. Brass, 2. A medal. F. 2. Filthy, 3. Stupid, 4. Gross, carnal. BROOCH, (S.) 1. A necklace, 2. A col- BU'BBLE, (S.) 1. A bladder of water, ·lar of SS. Dui

2. A trifle, 3. A iraud, 4. A person deBROOD, (S.) 1. Chickens, &c. hatch'd frauded. Du.

by a hen at one time, 2. Offspring. BU'BO, (S.) A kind of boil in the kerBROOD, (V.) 1. To fit upon eggs, 2. To nelly parts of the body, particularly the cover or shadow, 3. To watch,

groin. G. BROCK, (S.) A rivulet.

BUBONOCE'LE, (S.) A rupture in the BROOK an affront; (V.) To bear, it pa groin. G. tiently. S.

BUCK, (S.) 1. The male of the fallow BROOM, (S.) 1. A shrub, 2. An utenfil deer and several other animals, 2. A lye to sweep with. S.

made of ashes to wash cloaths. BROO'MING, or Breaming, (S.) Burn- BUCKANEE'RS, or Buccanéers, (S.) Piing off the filth a ship has contracted with rates in the West Indies. broom or straw.

BUCKENHAM NEW, (S.). A town in BROTH, (S.) A liquor in which meat is Norfolk, 90 miles from London; with a boiled. S.

market on Saturdays. Its fairs are May BRO'THEL, (S.) A stew or bawdy-house. 29, and Nov. 22. BROTHER, (S.) A male descendant of BUICKET, (S.) A kind of pail of wood the same father and mother.

or leather, Half BROTHER, (S.) A brother only by BUÄCKINGHAM, (S.) The chief town the father or mother, and not by both. in Buckinghamshire, is 60 miles from BROTHERHOOD, (S.) 1. Brotherly London, and has a market on Saturdays. union, 2. A fraternity or feet.

Its fairs are Monday fe'nnight after EpiBROW, (S.) 1. The part of the face over phany, March 7, (if leap-year, March 6.) the eyes, 2. A small arch of hair over May 6, Whit-Thursday, July 10, Sept. 4. each eye, 3. The edge of any high place. Oct. 2, and Nov. 8. Brow Antler, (S.) In Hunting, the start BUÄCKINGHAMSHIRE, (S.) An inland

between the stag's head and beam antier. county, 39 miles long, 18 broad, and aBROW'BEAT, (V.) To de;ress with stern bout 138 in circumference, containing 11 looks.

market towns, 185 parishes, and sending BROWN, (S.) A colour. S.

14 members to parliament.
BROWSE, or Browsewood, (S.) The BUCKLE, (S.) A ring with a tongue to

sprouts of trees that shcot forth early in it. F.*
the spring. F.

BUCKLE, (V.) 1. To faften with a
BROWSE, (V.), To feed by knapping off buckle, 2. To curl hair, 3. To submit to.

the tender sprouts of trees, herbs, Gr. BUÄCKLER, (S.) 1. A shield, 2. A pre-
BRUISE, (V.) 1. To break small, 2. To tector.

hurt by a hard comprellure. 'F. BU'CKRAM, (S.) Linen cloth fiffened
BRU'IT, (S.) A rumour of report. F. with gum. 1.
BRU'MAL, (A.) Belonging to winter. L. BUCO'LICKS, (S.) Pastoral poems. G.
BRUMA'LIÀ, (S.) A feast held twice a BUD, (S.) 1. The first appearance of a

year by the Romans in honour of Bac young foot, 2. A bioflom or flower be-
chus. L.

fore it is opened. BRUNE'TT, (S.) A woman with a brown BU’DDESDALE, or Bottesdale, (S.) A complexion. F

town in Suffolk, 81 miles from London, BRUNT, (S.) 1. An assault or onfet, with a market on Thursdays. It has a 2. A crofs accident. T.

fair on Holy Thursday. BRUSH, (S.) J. A faggot of small sticks, BUDGE, (S.) The dread skins of lambs 2. A well known utensil, 3. A kirmish

or kids, or Gort fight. F.

BUDCE,

BUDGE, (V.) To move or jog on. F. BU'LWARK, (S.) Any work raised for BUDGE Batchelors, (S.) Poor men cloathed the defence of a place. T. in gowns lined with lamb's fur, who wait BUM, (S.) The breech. T. on the lord mayor of London at his in- BUMBASI'NE. See BOMBASI'NE. auguration.

BU'MBAST. See BO'MBAST." BU'DGET, (S.) A bag or pouch. F. BUMP, (S.) 1. A swelling, 2. A thump BUFF, (S.) Leather prepared from the skin or blow,

of the buffalo, or any thick hide, for BU'MPER, (S.) A full glass. coats, belts, G C

BU'MPKIN, (S.) A country clown. L. S. BUFFET, (S.) A repository for plate. F. BUNCH, (S.) A cluster, a knob. BU'FFET, (V.) To beat with the fift. BU'NCHES, (S.) A disease in horses. BUFFOO'N, (S.) A jefter, a droll, a BU'NDLE, (S.) A parcel of things bound merry-andrew. F.

together. T. BUG, (S.) A finking troublesome infect. BUNG, (S.) A stopper for a barrel. S. BU'GBEAR, (S.) An imaginary munster BU'NGAY, or Bungey, (S.) A town in

with which fools frighten children, Suffolk, 101 miles from London, with a BU'GGERY, (S.) The coupling of one market on Thursdays. Its fairs' are on man with another, or of a man or wo. May 14, and Sept. 25. man with a beast. F.

BU'NGLE, (V.) To do any thing in a BU'GLE, (S.) 1. A wild ox, 2. An herb, cobbling clumsy manner. 3. A kind of long glass bead, 4. A hunt- BU'NGLER, (S.) An unskilful workman. ing horn,

BUN, (S.) A sort of cake. BU'GLOSS, (S.) A pot-herb. G. BUNT, (S.) The middle part of a fail BUILD, (V.) 1. To erect an edifice, 2. that catches the wind. To rely upon. Du,

BU'NTER, (S.) A rag gatherer. BULB, (S.) Any root round, and wrapp'a BUOY, (S.) A log of wood, or a barrel over with many coats. G.

fastened with a line to an anchor, to BULGE, (V.) A ship is said to bulge when discover by its floating whereabouts it lies; she runs on a rock and beats a hole in her and also upon fands, as a sea mark. bottom.

BU'RDEN, or Búrthen, (S.) 1. A load BULK, (S.) 1. Bigness, 2. A fall before or weight, 2. Trouble or expence, 3. The a shop. T.

chorus of a song. S. BULK Head, (S.) Any partition made a- BUREAU', (S.) A chest of drawers with cross a ship.

a desk to write on. BU'LKY, (A.) Large, big.

BU'RGANET, (S.) A kind of helmet. F. BULL, (S.) 1. A beast well known, 2. A BU'RGESS, (S.) 1. A freeman of a boblunder in discourse, 3. A brief from the rough, 2. One that serves for a borough

in parliament. S. The Golden Bull, (S.) Anordinance made BU'RGHER, (S.) A townsman, who has by Charles V, emperor of Germany, on certain privileges. the form of electing an emperor,

BU'RGLAR, (S.) A house. breaker., S. Buel Feaft, (S.) A festival in Spain and BU'RGLARY, (s.) The crime of breako Portugal, in which men on horseback ing into a house. armed with lances, &c. encounter wild BU'RGOMASTER, (S.) A chief magibulls.

strate of the towns of Germany and the BU'LLACE, (S.) A wild plum.

Low Countries. T. BU'LLET, (S.) A ball of lead or iron, to BU'RIAL, (S.) The interment of the

be fired from a cannon, musket, C. F, dead, BU'LLFINCH, (S.) The name of a bird, BURLE'SQUE, or Burié($.) A par. BU'LLINGBROOK, or Bílingbroke, (S.) | ticular droll manner of writing or speakIn Lincolnshire, 122 miles from London, ing F. with a market on Tuesdays.

BURLINGTON, or Brídlington, (S.) A BU'LLION, (S.) Uncoined gold or filver town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in the mass.

205 miles from London, with a market BU'LLOCK, (S.) A young bull.

on Saturdays. Its fairs are on Monday be BU'LLY, (S.) A lectoring fellow, fore Whitluntide, and O&t. 21.

BU'RLY,

pope. Du.

manner.

Oct. 23.

BU'RY ST. EDMUND'S, (S.) A town in sprightly, gay. 7. %. Wanton, brikk,

TA

BU'RLY, (A.) Big, heavy, grofs. BUSK, (S.) A piece of wood, whaleboren
BURN, (v.) To scorch, or consume with &c. worn by women. F.
fire.

BU'SKIN, (S.) 1. A fort of hoe or boot,
BU'RNHAM-MARKET, (S.) A town in with high heels, and coming up to the
Norfolk, 128 miles from London, with a middle of the leg, 2. A kind of high shoe
market on Saturdays. Its fairs are on worn by

country people. F. March 15, and Aug. 1,

BUSS, (S.) 1. A vessel used in the her. RU'RNISH, (V.) i. To polish or make sing fishery, 2. A kiss. B. bright, 2. To grow. F.

BUST, or Bústo, (S.) A ftatue representa
BUR'NTWOOD, or Brentwood, (S.) In ing the head, breast, and shoulders of 10

Effex, is 17 miles from London, and has human body. 1.
a market op Saturdays. It has a fair on BUSTARD, (S.) A wild turkey.
July 7,

BU'STLE, (V.) To hurry, to make a
BURR, (S.) 1. The lobe of the ear, 2. great Itir, s.
The round knob of horn next the deer's BU'SY, (A.) 1. Full of business, 2. Med-
head, 3. Sweet-bread, 4. A roughness on dling, troublesome. B.
the surface or edge of a piece of metal, BUTCHER, (S.) One who kills cattle,
BURR, or Burdock, (s.) An herb. and sells the flesh. F.
BU'RROW, (S.) Holes in a warren, in BU'TCHER, (V.) To murder in a cruel

which rabbets, c. breed. T.
BURROWBRIDGE, (S.) A town in the BU'TLER, (S.) An officer who tvoks
W. Riding of Yorkshire, 204 miles from after wine, plate, &c. F.
London, with a market on Saturdays. BUTT, (S.) A wine vessel containing 126
It has a fair on April 17, June 22, and gallons. T. 2. A mark to thoot at. F.

3. A bank or bound, 4. The great end BURSE, (S.) An exchange, a place for of a musket, S. A man on whom the merchants to meet in. F.

company break their jests. BU'RSER, (S.) The treasurer of a college BUTT, (V.) To puħ with the head or or monastery. F.

horns, Du. ho BURST, (V.) To tear open, or shatter in BUTTER, (S.) Made of cream churnTI pieces; to break away. S.

ed. T. BU'RSTEN, (A.) Broken-belly’d. S. BU'TTER Teeth, (S.) The broad fore BURT, (S.) A filh of the turbót kind. teeth, BU'RTON, (S.) A town in Weltmore - BUTTERFLY, (S.) An infect well land, 244 miles from London, with a known. market on Thursdays.

BU'TTERY, (S.) A place where victuals BU'RTON STRA'THER, (S.) In Lin are set up.

colnshire, has a market on Mondays, and BUʻTTOCK, (S.) The haunch or breech. is 150 miles from London.

BUʻTTON, (S.) 1. Used for faftening BU'RTON upon TRENT, (S.) In Staf garments, 2. Any knob or ball, 3. The fordshire, is 123 'miles from London, and bud of a plant, 4. A sea-urchin, F. has a market on Thursdays. Its fairs BUÄTTRESS, (S.) 1. An arch or mass of are on April 5, Holy Thursday, July 16, ftone to support a building, 2. A farrier's and Oct, 29.

tool to pare horses hocfs with, 3. A propa BU'RY, (V.) 1. To bide, 2. To interr a support. F.

, (A.) Suffolk, 75 miles from London, with a BUY.(V.) To purchase with money. S. market on Wednesdays. It has a fair which BUY'ER, (S.) A purchaser, a chapmast. begins on Oct. 7, and lasts a fortnight. BUZZ, (V.) A word formed from the BUSH, (S.) 1. Any sort of frub or low found, s, To make a buzzing noise, 2. tree, 2. In Hunting, a fox's tail. To'whisper in one's ear, 3. To rumour BU'SHEL, (S.) A dry measure, contain abroad secretly. ing four pecks, or eight gallons. F. BUʻZZARD, (S.) 1. A kind of large BU'SINESS, (S.), 3. Occupation or em hawk, 2. An ignorant Atupid fellow. F, ployment, 2. The subject of action. BY AND BY, (P.) įn a hort time.

BY

1

3

a corps,

S.

BY-BLOW, (S.) A bastard,

[Unbend the CABII, Take it away. BY-ENDS, (S.) Selfish views.

CABLE Tire, (S.) Several rolls of a cable BY-LAWS, (S.) 1. Laws made by courts laid one over another. baron, or courts leet, 2. Laws made by CACAFUE'GO, (S.) A braggadocio; a particular com anies.

fpit-fire.
BY-STANDER, (S.) A looker on. CACAO, or Cácoa, (S.) An Indian tree,
BY-STREET, (S.) An obscure street. bearing nuts of which chocolate is made.
BY-WALK, (S.) A private walk. CACHE'XY, (S.) An ill habit of body,
BY-WORD, (S.) A saying, a proyerb. proceeding from a bad disposition of the
BY'LANDER. See BI LANDER.

Avids. G.
CA'CKLE, (S.) 1. To make a noife like

a hen when the lays an egg, 2. To make C.

a noise like a goose, 3. To laugh, to giggle. Du.

CA'CKLER, (S.) 1. A fowl that cackles, C Thebet, id fometimes, he Anabbrevi- CACO-CHY'kiy

, tables

. The depravation ation of centum, and signifies 1oo, 2. At of the humours in the body. G. other times it stands for Christi, as A. C. CACODÆʻMON, (S.) An evil spirit. G. in the year of Christ, 3. C. C. C. figni- CACO'PHONY, (S.) A bad found of fies Corpus Christi College in Oxford. words. G. CAB, (S.) A measure among the Jews, CADA'VEROUS, (A.) Belonging to a containing three pints and a third of our dead carcase. L. wine measure.

CA'DDIS, (S.) 1. A kind of tape or ribCABA'L, or Cábala, (S.) 1. A mysterious bon, 2. A kind of worm, by some called doctrine among the Jews, which was pre

a ftraw-worm. tended to be received by tradition from CADE, (S.) A barrel, containing 500 red their fathers, and compiled into a body herrings. L. in the Talmud, 2. A way of discovering CADE LAMB, (S.) One brought up by fecrets from the letters in a word, by hand. which they pretend to unfold all the my. CADEE', or Cádi, (S.) A magistrate asteries in divinity, 3. A private confede mong the Turks and other Eastern na. racy, 4. A party or gang.

tions. CABA'L, (V.) To plot privately, or make CA'DENCE, (S.) 1. A proper fall of the parties. F.

voice' at the conclusion of a sentence, CA'BALIST, (S.) One skilled in the my 2. The close or conclusion of a tune, fteries of the cabala.

3. The flow of verses or periods, 4. The CABALI'STICAL, (A.) After the man tone or found. F. ner of the cabala.

CADE'T, or Cadée, (S.) 1. A younger CABALLINE, (A.) 1. Belonging to a brother, 2. A young gentleman that serves

horse, 2. Caballine aloes, or horse aloes. as a volunteer in the army at his own CA'BBAGE, (S.) A plant well known.

expence. F. CA'BBAGE, (V.) To feal in cutting CA’DEW, (S.) 1. A straw-worm, 2. An cloaths,

Irish mantle. CA'BBIN, (S.) 1. A hut, 2. A little CA'DGER, (S.) A huckster. room in a ship, 3: A tent. F.

CADU'CEUS, (S.) 1. Mercury's snaky CABINET, (S.) 1. A room or closet in ftaft, 2. The ftaff carried by the Roman a nobleman's house, 2, A cheit of heralds, in token of peace. L. drawers for curiosities, 3. A private CADU'CUS Morbus, (s.) The falling fick. room in which consultations are held. F. ness. L. CABINIT Council, (S.) A council held in CA'ERDIFF, (S.) In Glamorganshire, the a private manner.

most beautiful town in South Wales. It CA'BLE, (S.) A large rope fastened to the has two weekly markets, the one on

anchor to keep a ship from driving. Wednesday and the other on Saturday, Bend the CABLE, (V.) Fafien it to the and is 163 miles from London. Its fairs ring of the anchor,

are June 29, Supt. 8, and Nov, 30.

SABR.

up. L.

GAERFI'LLY, (S.) In Glamorganshire, 1 CAʼLABASH Tree, (S.) The shells of its
South Wales, is 122 computed miles from fruit are used for cups by the negrues.
London, and has a market on Thursdays. CALAMINA'RIS Lapis, (S.) The cala-,
Its fairs are March 25, Thursday after mine stone, which being mixed wih copo
Trinity, July 19, Aug. 14, and Thursday per turns it into brass. L.
before Christmas.

CA'LAMINE, (S.) The fame. It is used CAERMA'RTHEN, (S.) The county as a great drier in fores and ulcers,

town of Caermarthenshire, 206 miles CA'LAMINT, (S.) Mountain mint, an
from London, with a weekly market on herb. G.
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Its fairs are CALAMITOUS, (A.) Miserable, wretch.
June 3, July 10, Aug. 12, Sept. 9, Oct. ed. L.
9, and Nov, 14.

CALAMITY, (S.) Misery, misfortune.. CAERMA'RTHENSHIRE,(S.) A coun. CALASH, (5.) An open travelling cha

ty in South Wales, has 8 market towns, riot. F. 87 parishes, and sends two members to CALCINATION, (S.) Reducing to powe parliament, viz. one for the county, and der by means of fire. F. one for Caermarthen.

CALCI'NE, (V.) To burn to a calx, of CAERNA’RVON, (S.) The chief town cinder. in Caernarvonshire, is diftant about 228 CA'LCULATE, (V.) To reckon, or caft miles from London, and has a weekly market on Saturdays. Its fairs are on CA'LCULOUS, (A.) Smny, gritty. L.

Feb, 25, May 16, Aug. 4, and Dec. 5. CA'LDRON, (S.) A pot, boiler, or ketCAERNARVONSHIRE, (S.) A county tle. F. of North Wales, in the diocese of Ban- ÇALEFA'CTION,(s.) Warming or heatgor, is 110 computed miles in circuit, ing either by fire or action. L, contains 6 market towns, 68 parishes, and CALENDAR, (S.) An almanack, or an fends 2 members to parliament, viz. one account of time. L. for the county, and one for Caernarvon. CA'LENDER, (S.) 1. One whore trade is CÆSAR, (S.) A name common to the to calender cloth, 2. The engine used for cleven emperors who succeeded Julius that purpose, 3. An infect that feeds on Cæsar. L.

corn. F. CÆSA'RIAN Operation, In Surgery, the CALENDER, (V.) To smooth and set a cutting a child out of the womb, by open gloss upon linen, woollen cloth, &c. ing the belly of the mother. L. CA'LENDS, (S.) Among the Romans CÆSU'RA, (S.) 1. A cut or gash, 2. A the first day of every month. L. figure in Poetry. L.

CA'LENTURE, (S.) A burning fever pe. CAFTAN, (S.) A Persian garment. culiar to sailors in hot climates. L. CAG, (S) À vessel that contains from 4 CALF, (S.) 1. The young of a cow, 2. A to 5 gallons.

male hart of the first year, 3. The fleshy CAČE, (S.) 1. An inclosure for birds, part of the leg. S.

2. A place of confinement for thieves or Sea CALF, (S.) A large sea fish with a vagrants seized by the watch, F.

spotted hairy skin. CAGE Work, (S.) The uppermost carved CA'LIBER, (S.) The diameter of the bore work in the hull of a ship.

of the barrel of a gun. F. CAIMACAN, (S.) 1. The governor of CA'LIBER or Ca’LIPER Compasses, (s.) Constantinople, who is lieutenant to the An instrument to measure bullets. grand vizier, 2. An officer who always CA'LICOE, (S.) A fort of cloth made of attends the sultan.

cotton, at Calicut in the East Indics. CAIMAN, (S.) The American name of CA'LIDUCTS, (S.) Pipes used by the an. an alligator or crocodile,

cients to convey heat from one fire to all CAJO'LE, (V.) 1. To coax or Aatter, the parts of a house. L. 2. To beguile. F.

CALI'GINOUS, (A.) Obscure, dark L. CAITIFF, (S.) A miserable Nave, an a- CALIGRAPHY, (S.) Beautiful writing, bandon'd wretch. F.

CALIPH, (S.) Among the Saracens, the CAKE, (S.) A flat loaf, frequently made fupreme head both in religious and civil with eggs, lugas, spice, San

matters. Arab.

1.

CA'LIVER, (S.) A sort of sinall sea gun. (CALUMNIATE, (V.) To Nander, or
CA'LIX,(S.) in Botany, the flower-cup. L. accuse falfy. L.
CALK, (v.) To stop up the feams of a CALUMNIATOR, (S.) A false accufer,
ship with oakham, &c.

CA'LUMNY,(S.) A false imputation. F. CALL, (S.) 1. The action of calling, CALX, (S.) Lime, chalk, cement, 2.An invitation, 3. The beat of a drum, 2. A cinder. L. 4. Aquail pipe, s. Among Hunters, a CA'MBER-BEAM, (S.) A beam cut Jeffon blown on the horn, 6. A vocal hollow, or arching in the middle. address, 7. Divine vocation, 8. An im- CAMBRICK, (S.) A fort of fine linen, pulse, an inward call. B.

first brought from Cambray in Flanders. CALL; (V.) 1. To summon or invite, CAMBRIDGE, (S.) The chief town in 2. To summon judicially, 3. To invoke, Cambridgeshire, and a famous university, to appeal to, 4. To proclaim, to publish, having 12 colleges and 4 halls. It is 5. To make a short visit, 6. To excite, 52 miles from London, and has a market to put in action, 7. To stigmatize with on Saturdays. It has a fair June 24. fomé opprobrious denomination, 8. T. CAMBRIDGESHIRE, (S.) Is an inland call in, to resume money at intereft, county of about 130 miles in circuit, 9. To call over, to read a muster-roll. containing 9 market towns, 163 parishes, CALLIMA'NCO, (S.) A strong woollen and sends 6 members to parliament, viz. ftuff.

2 for the county, 2 for the town of Cam. CA'LLING, (S.) 1. Aking aloud for, bridge, and 2 for the university. 2. A trade or employment.

CA'MEL, (S.) A beast of burthen, comCALLI'OPE, (S.) One of the Muses, said mon in the eastern nations.

There are to preside over heroick soetry. G. three forts; one has only one bunch on CAʼLLOUS, (A.) 1. Hard, that has a its back, another two, and another is thick skin, 2. Insensible. L.

small and swift, used chiefly for quick CA'LLOW, (A.) Unfledged, naked. travelling: this last is called a dromedary. CA'LLUS, (s.) 1. An hard insensible skin, They will continue several days without 2. A glutinous substance issuing from the drinking. G. fractured ends of bones, and serving to CAMEʼLEON, (S.) A creature like a folder them together. L.

lizard, that often changes its colour ; CALM, (S.) 1. Tranquillity, peace, 2. At which, though it has been said to live on fea, when there is not a breath of wind sir, is found to eat flies. G. Stirring. F.*

CA'MELFORD, (S.) In Cornwal, is 250 CALM, (V.) To appease or allay, to miles from London, and has a market on pacify.

Fridays. Its fairs are Friday after March CALNE, (S.). In Wiltshire; 87 miles from 10, May 26, July 17, and Sept, 6.

London, with a market on Tuesdays. Its CA'MELOPA'RDALIS, (S.) One of the fairs are on May 6, and August 2. ftrangest creatures in the world, with a CA'LOMEL, (S.) Corrosive sublimate, prodigious long neck. It is 16 feet high often sublimed to render it mild.

to the top of the head, and is of the deer, CA'LTROP, (S.) An inftrument with kind. four spikes, which being thrown on the CAʼMERA OBSCU'RA, (S.) An optical ground, one continually stands upright. instrument used in a darkened chamber, They are generally thrown in breaches, by which external objects are represented to annoy the enemy's horse. - S.

on white paper or cloth. L. CALO'TTE, (S.) A cap or coif. F. CAMISA'DE, (S.) An attack in the CALOʻYERS, (S.) Monks of the Greek night. F. church. G.

CAMLET, (S.) A kind of mix'd stuff CA'LVINISM, (S.) The doctrines of pre made of filk and worsted, or hair and destination and reprobation, tâught by worsted. F. Calvin and his followers.

CAMOMILE, (S.) An herb. G. CA'LVINISTS, (5.) The followers of CAMP, (S.) The place where an army Calvin.

lodges in tents, F. CALVINI'STICAL, (A.) Belonging to Camp Volant, (S.) A flying camp, or a the opinions of the Calvinifts.

body of horse and foot continually in motion

CAM:

the ma

CAMPAIGN, or Campáin, (S.) 1. A,CANE, (V.) To chastise with a cane er plain or level country, 2. The time an walking-stick, army continues in the field in one year. F. CA'NIBAL, (S.) A man-eater. CAMPA'NIFORM Flower, (A.)A flower CANI'CULAR, (A.) Of or belonging to in the shape of a bell. L.

the dog-star. L. CAMPDEN, or Cámden, (S.) A town CANI'NE, (A.) Dog-like. L. in Gloucestershire, 86 miles from London, CA'NISTER, (S.) 1. A quantity of tea with a market on Wednesdays. Its fairs from 75 to 100lb. 2. A vessel of tin, or are Alli-Wednesday, April 23, July 25, silver, to hold tea, 3. A small basket. L. and Nov, 3.

CA'NKER, (S.) 1. A spreading fore in CAMPE'CHY Wood, (S.) Log-wood. the mouth, 2. The rust of copper, brass, CAMPHIRE, (S.) A clear white rosin of &c. 3. A disease in trees, 4. A wild rose. an Indian tree. L.

CANN, (S.) A wooden drinking-veffel. CANAL, (S.) An artificial river, or a CA'NNON, (S.) A great gun, or piece of Jong pond. I.

ordnance. F. CANAL-COAL, (S.) A fine fort of coal, CANNON Royal, (S.) A piece of ordnance which burns like a candle.

12 foot long, and weighing Soco pounds; CANA'RIES, (S.) Seven illands lying in its bore is eight inches in diameter; its ball the Atlantic ocean, near the coast of 48 pounds weight, and its charge 32 pounds Barbary.

of powder. CANA'RY, (5.) Wine brought from the CANNONEE'R, (S.) A gunner, Canary islands; fack.

nager or director of a cannon, F. CANA'RY Bird, (S.) A small singing CANO'E, (S.) A boat made by hollowing bird, first brought from the Canaries, the trunk of a tree, and used by the NeCANCEL, (V.) 1. To make void, 2. To groes and Americans. cross a writing, 3. To efface or obliterate CA'NON, (S.) 1. A rule or church law, in general.

2. A prebendary who enjoys a living in CA'NCELLATED,'(A.) Cross-barred. a cathedral or collegiate church, 3. In CA'NCER, (S.) 1. A crab; one of the Arithmetic, a rule to solve questions, twelve signs of the zodiac, expressed 4. In practical Musick, a short compofithus . 2. A dangerous fore or ulcer.

tion in two parts, in which one part, CANDID, (A.) 1. White, innocent, 2.

leads and the other follows repeating Sincere, upright, ingenuous. L.

the same notes, s. Among Horsemen, CA'NDIDATES, (S.) Persons striving for

that part of the bit that goes into the a placė, L.

mouth. CANDITEE'RS, (s.) In Fortification, Canon Law, (S.) Ecclesiastical law.

frames to lay faggots and brushwood on,CANOʻNICAL, (A.) Authentic, accorda to cover the workmen.

ing to the canon, CANDLE, (s.) An useful contrivance to CANONIZATION, (S.) The act of puta

give light, made of tallow or wax. L. ting into the rank of the faints. CA'NDLEMAS-DAY, (S.) Feb. 2. Be. CA'NONRY, or Canonship, (S.) An ecing the festival of the purification of the clefiaftical benefice in some cathedral or Virgin Mary; so called, because candles collegiate church. are on that day consecrated by the pa- CA'NOPY;"(.) A cloth of state, set or

carried over the heads of sovereign prin. CA'NDLESTICK, (S.) An utenfil to hold

ces, &c. F. a candle. S.

CANO'ROUS, (A.) Musical, tuneful. L. CA'NDOUR, (S.) Mildness, favourable-CANT, (V.) To whine or wheedle. ness in judging others. L.

CANT, (S.) 1. A kind of auction, 2. A CANDY, (V.) To cruft or preserve with

fort of gibberish, used by beggars and

d gypsugar. É

fies, 3. A false pretence of love and CANE, (S.) 1. An Indian reed, 2. A friendship, 4. Barbarous jargon. measure, in Spain, equal to one yard, a CANTATA, (S.) A piece of vocal muquarter and a half; but at Marseilles it fick joined with inftrumental, composed is 2 yards and half a quarter of our mea.

after the manner of opera's, consisting of Jure, 3. A plant which yields fugar, L. grave parts and airs intermixed. I.

CA'NTER,

pists. S.

CA'NTER, (S.) 1. A hypocrite, 2. The shrub, 2. A privateer, 3. A skip or gallop of an ambling horse.

jump: CA'NTERBURY, (S.) A very ancient CA'PER, (V.) To skip, or jump up; to city in the county of Kent, the arch dance. bishop of which is primate of all Eng- CA'PHAR, (S.) A toll paid by the Chriland. It is 56 miles from London, and ftian merchants, who send merchandise has a market on Wednesdays and Fridays. from Aleppo to Jerusalem. It has a fair September 29.

CA'PI Aga, (S.) A Turkish officer, who CANTHA'RIDES, (S.) Spanish Aies, used is grand master of the feraglio. to raise blisters. L.

CA'PIAS, (S.) A writ of execution. L. CA'NTHUS, (S.) The corner of the eye. CAPI'LLAMENTS, (S.) Small threads CA'NTICLES, (S.) 1. The book of Som or fibres. L. lomon's songs, 2. Songs. L.

CAPI'LLARY, (A.) Hairy, or full of CA'NTO, (S.) 1. A division in an heroic small threads and veins. L. poem, 2. A long, or the treble part|CAPILLARY Arteries, The smallest bloodthereof. I..

vessels in a human body, much finer than Canto Concertante, (S.) The treble of the a hair, little chorus. I,

CA'PITAL, (S.) 1. In Architecture, the CANTO Ripienno, (S.) The grand chorus. upper and ornamental part of a column CA'NTON, (S.) A division of a country or pilaster, 2. The chief city of a nainto small parts. F.

tion, L. CANTON, (V.) 1. To divide into small CAPITAL, (A.) 1. Relating to the head,

provinces, 2. To retire into quarters, 2. Csiminal in the highest degree, 3.. 3. To fortify one's felf in a place. Chief, principal, 4. Chief, metropolitan, CANVAS, (S.) A coarse kind of cloth 5. That which affects life. made of hemp.

CA'PITALS, (S.) Great letters. CA'NVAS, (V.) 1. To fift or search into CAPITATION, (S.) Numeration by

a matter, 2. To debate, to controvert. heads; a poll-tax. L. CAP, (S.) 1. A covering for the head, CA'PITOL, (S.). The temple of Jupiter 2. In a fhip, a square piece of timber put in Rome, built on the Tarpeian mount. over the upper end of the mast. W. CAPI'TULATE, (V.) To treat upon CAP of Maintenance, A cap of state, car certain terms about the surrender of a ried before the king, the lord mayor off place. L. London, &c. at great folemnities. CAPITULA'TION, (S.) The surrenderCAP a pee, or Cap à pies (P.) From head ing a town upon certain conditions. to foot. F.

CAPI'VI TREE, (S.) A tree in the SpaCAP-PAPER, (s.) A sort of coarse nith West Indies, which yields the bal

sam of Capivi. CA'PABLE, (A.) 1. Capacious, 2. Fit, CA'PON, (..) A cock cut, or gelt. L. or able, 3. Endowed with powers equal CAPOU'CH, (S.) A friar's hood. F.

to any particular thing, 4. Qualified for. CAPRICE, (S.) A freak, a fantastical CAPA'CIOUS, (A.) Spacious, ample, humour. F. extensive. L.

CAPRICIOUS, (A.) Whimfical, unsetCAPACITATE, (V.) To render capa- tled. F. ble, to enable.

CA'PRICORN, (S.) The horned gaat, CAPA'CITY, (S.) 1. Capaciousness, 2. one of the twelve signs of the zodiack,

Ability, understanding, 3. Room, spase, marked thus, Vf. L. 4. Station, condition, character. L.

CAPRIOʻLE, (S.) In Horsemanship, is CAPA'RISON, (S.) Trappings, or fur

when a horse at his full leap, or stretch, niture for a horse. Sp.

Atrikes bis hind legs out as far as he posiCAPA'RISON, (V.) To dress with trap-| bly can. F. pings.

CA'PSTAN, or Cápstern, (S.) A large CAPE, (S.) 1. A high land running out

beam, with holes to put in hand-spikes, with a point into the sea, 2. The neck made use of to draw up any thing very piece of a cloak, coat, &C. F.

heavy, S, CA'PER, (S.) 1. The fruit of an Italian

CA'P

brownish paper:

CA'PSULA, (S.) In Botany, the case or | CA'RAWAY, (S.) A well known feed

husk that holds the feed of any plant. L. produced from a plant of the same name. CAPTAIN, (S.) A chief commander of CARBONA'DE, (V.) To cut across and a troop of horse, a company of foot, or broil upon the coals. F. Thip of war. F.

CA'RBUNCLE, (S.) 1. A precious stone CAPTAIN General, The general or com resembling a burning coal, 2. An ulcer, mander in chief of an army.

a blotch, a plague sore. L. CA'PTION, (S.) The taking of a person. CARBUNCLED, (A.) 1. Set with carCA'PTIOUS, (A.) 1. Testy, quarrelsome, buncles, 2. Spotted, deformed with pim2. Apt to start objections. L.

ples. CA'PTIVATE, (V.) 1. To take captive, CA'RCANET, (S.) A chain or collar of

to enslave, 2. To charm, to subdue. L. | jewels. F. CA'PTIVE, (S.) A prisoner of war. CA'RCASS, or Cárcase, (s.) 1. A dead CAPTI'VITY, (S.) Bondage, flavery, body, 2. The shell of a building, 3. An CA'PTURE, (S.) 1. A booty, or prize, iron case made to hold combustible mat2. In Law, the arresting a person by the ters, and to be shot out of mortars. F.

authority of a warrant, & c. L. CA'RCELAGE. (S.) Prison fees. L. CAPUCHI'N, (S.) A woman's garment, CARCINOʻMA, (S.) A cancer, G. consisting of a cloak and hood, in imita- CARD, (S.) 1. To play with, 2. An intion of the dress of the

strument to dress wool with, 3. A map CAPUCHI'NS, (S.) Friars of the order that describes the rea-coasts, 4. A card

of St. Francis, having the name from the with a message written on it, 5. A paper cowl they wear., F.

on which the winds are marked. L. CAʼPUT Mortuum, (s.) In Chemistry, CA'RDAMOMS, (S.) Medicinal seeds. the dry earthy fubftance left after diftilla- CA'RDIAC, (A.) Proper to comfort and tion. L.

strengthen the heart. G. CAR, (S.) 1. A stately chariot used in CA'RDIALGY, (S.) The heart-burn. G.

che triumphs of princes, 2. A sort of CARDIGAN, ($.) The chief town in cart, 3. Charles's wain. W.

Cardiganshire, 198 miles from London; CARABI'NE, or Cárbine, (S.) A short with a weekly market on Saturdays. Its gun used by horsemen. F.

fairs are Feb. 13, April 5, Sept. 8, and CABABINEE'RS, (S.) Among the French, a choice set of horfemen picked CARDIGANSHIRE, (S.) A county in out of the common regiments, and car South Wales, 94 miles in circumference, rying carbines, F.

containing 4 market towns, 64 parishes, CARACK, (S.) A large Portugueze fhip. and sending two members to parliament, CARACOL, (S.) 1. A motion made by one for the county, and one for Carthe cavalry, half round, 2, A winding digan. ftaircafc, F.

CAR'DINAL, (S.) 1. A prince of the CARACT, (S.) 5. A weight of 4 grains, Romish church, and next to the pope in used by goldsmiths to weigh gold and pre- dignity; there are 72 who bear this title, cious stones, 2. A manner of expresing 2. A female garment like a cloak, now the fineness of gold.

in vogue. CARAMOʻSEL, (S.) A Turkis, thip of CA'RDINAL, (A.) Chief, principal. burthen.

CARDINAL Points of the Compass, The CARAVA'N, (S.) 1. A company of mer East, West, North, and South,

chants travelling together, 2. A carriage CARDINAL Virtues, Prudence, tempefor carrying patiengers. F.

rance, justice and fortitude. CARAVANSERAS, (S.) Houses built in CA'RDINALSHIP, (S.) The dignity or Turkey; and Persia for the free reception office of a cardinal. of passengers, where they lie and dress CA'RDING, (S.) Combing wool with a their own provisions gratis.

pair of cards, in order to fit it for spinCARAVAL, or Cárvel, (S.) A light vessel ning. of about 120 tons burthen, with a square CARE, (S.) 1. Heed, caution, 2. Troupoop, rigg'd like a galley, and used in ble, anxiety, 3. The object of care. the Mediterranean, I.

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CAREE'N, (V.) To clean, refit, and CAROʻTID-ARTERIES, (S.) There

mend a ship while in the water. F. arise out of the ascending trunk of the CAREE'R, (S.) 1. Speed, 2. A race. F. great artery, and pass towards the skull. CARE'SS, (v.). To make much of. F. CAROU'SAL, (S.) A festival. CARE'SSES, (S.) Expressions of love, CAROU'SE, (S.) 1. A drinking match, esteein and friendship.

2. A hearty dose of liquor. CARET, (S.) A mark in writing CAROUSE, (V.) To quaff, or drink thus [A] placed under the line to denote hard, that something is omitted, which ought CARP, (S.) A pond or fresh water fiflr. F. to be there inserted. L.

CARP, (V.) To censure, to wrangle, L. CA'RGO, (S.) The whole lading of a CARPENTER, (S.) An artificer skit. ship.

led in CARIBBEES, (S.) Certain islands in the CA’RPENTRY, (S.) The art of building West Indies.

houses or ships. F. CA'RICOUS Tumour, (S.) A swelling re- CA'RPET, (S.) A covering for a table or sembling the figure of a fig. L.

floor of various colours. To be brought CA'RIES, (S.) Rottennels of the bones. on the carpet, is to be in a state of conCA'RIOUS, (A.) Foul, inclining to rot fideration. Du tenness. L.

CA'RRIAGE, (S.) 1. The act of carryCA'RKANET, or Cárknet, (S.) A brace- | ing or trans; orting, 2, Conquest, acqui. let or necklace. F,

fition, 3. Vehicle, as a cart, coach, co CA'RKING, (A.) Anxious, aneasy. 4. The frame upon which cannon is car. CARL, (S.) A clown, or churl. 1, ried, 5. Behaviour, personal manners, CARLINGS, (S.) Timbers in a fhip, 6. Conduct, measures, practices, 7. Mas which support the ledges on which the nagement, manner of transacting. F. deck planks are fastened.

CA'RRIER, (S.) A person who carries CARLI'SLE, (S.) A city in Cumberland, things from one place to another.

301 miles from London; with a market|CARRION, (S.) 1. The flesh of a stink. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Its fairs ing dead carcals, 2. A name of reproach are August 26, Sept. 19, ift and 2d Sa

for a woman, turday after Oet, io.

CA'RRY, (V.) To convey from a place, CA'RMAN, (S.) A man whose employ 2. To transport, 3. To bear, to have an ment is to drive carts,

bout one, 4. To convey by force, 5. To CA'RMELITES, (S.) An order of friars effect any thing, 6. To gain in compefounded by Almericus bishop of Antioch, tition, 3. To manage or tranfact, 8. To at mount Carmel in Syria, in 1122. behave or conduct, 9. To bring forward, CA'RMINATIVES, (S.) Medicines used Jo. To urge, to bear, II, To havo, to to expel wind. L.

obtain, 12. To display on the outside, CARMI'NE, (S.) A bright red colour 13. Toimply, to import, 14. To have an. used in painting,

nexed, 15. To move any thing, 16. To CA'RNAGE, (S.) 1. Great Naughter, 2. support, to sustain, 17. To bear as trees,

The flesh given to the dogs after the 18. To fetch and bring as dogs, 19. To chace, 3. Heaps of fieth. L.

carry on, to promote, to help forward, CA'RNAL, (A.) Fleshly, sensual, brutal.

20. To carry tbrough, to keep from CARNATION, (S.) 1. Flesh colour, failing. F. 2. The name of a flower,

CART, (S.) A carriage with two wheels, CARNAVAL, or Cárnival, (S.) A time CARTE BLANCHE, A blank paper; a of mirth and feasting, which at Venice paper to be filled up with such conditions begins at Twelfth day, and holds till as the person to whom it is sent thinks

Lent. L. CARNIVOROUS, (A.) Greedily feeding CA'RTEL, (S.) 1, An agreement beon fiefh. L,

tween parties at war, relating to the ex. CARNO'SITY, ($.) A fleshy excreí- change or redemption of prisoners, 2. cence. L.

A writing containing ftipulations, CA'ROL, (S.) A song of joy. S. CARTE'SIAN, (S.) A follower of the CAROT, (S.) A well known rout. F, French philosopher Descartes.

CAR

proper. F.

CARTHU'SIANS, (S.) An order of friars ( CA'SKET, (A.) A small cabinet or chest. founded by Bruno, in vico, at Char. CASSIA, (S.) A sweet fhrub, whose bark treuse in the mountains of Dauphiné. is spicy like cinnamon. L. CA'RTILAGE, (S.) A griffle. L. CA'SSIOWARY, (S.) A bird almoft as CA'RTMEL, (S.) A town in Lancashire, large as an ostrich,

192 miles from London, with a market | CA'SSOCK, (S.) A gown worn by clergyon Mondays. Its fairs are on Whit men, a close garmeni, F. Monday and ift Tuesday after O&t. 23. CAST, (V.) 1. To throw with the hand, CARTOʻN, or Cartoon, (s.) A draught 2. To throw away, 3. To throw dice ar or design on thick paper:

lots, 4. To throw in wrestling, 5. To CARTOU'CH, or Cartridge, (S.) A case condemn in trial, 6. To lay aside, 7. To of paper, parchment, pasteboard, &c. con moult, to shed, 8. To decide by overtaining a charge of powder for a piece of balancing, 9. To compute, to reckon, ordnance or musket; an ornament in Ar 10. To fix the parts in a play, 11. To chitecture, representing a scroll of paper, form a mould, 11. To contrive, 13. To with a motto or inscription therein. form any thing by pouring melted metal CARVE, (V.) 1. To cut figures in wood into a mold, 14. To caft away, to shipor stone, 2. To cut up a fowl, &c. and wreck, 15. To.caft down, to depress the divide it among the guests, 3. To chuse mind, 16. To caft off, to discard, 17. To one's own part. S.

caft up, to compute, to calculate, 18. To CARVER, (V.) 1. One who cuts out cast up, to vomit. Dan, figures in wood or stone, 2. One skilled CAST, (S.) 1. The space through which in cutting up fowls, 3. He that chuses any thing is thrown, 2. Cast of the eye, for himself,

a Night Iquinting, 3. A throw or chance CARU'NCLE, (S.) A small fleshy protu of the dice. berance in the urinary passage. L.

CA'ŠTANETS, (S.) Shells of ivory or CARYA'TIDES, (S.) A sort of columns wood which rattle in dancing. Sp.

or pilasters made in the shapes of women. CA'STER of Figures, (S.) One that cal. CASCA'DE, (S.) A fall of water, a ca culates nativities. taract, F.

CASTIGA'TION; (S.) Chastifing, corCASE, (S.) 1: A box or cover, 2. A recting; punishment, penance. L.

matter in question, 3. A doubt or diffi- CA'STLE, (S.) A citadel or fortress. L. culty, 4. A condition, or circumstance, CA'STLE-CARY, (S.) In Somersetshire, si in Physic, the state of the body, has a market on Tuesdays, and is 125 6. Contingence, 7. Representation of miles from London. Its fairs are on any question.

Midlent Tuesday, May 1, and WhitCA'SEMENT, (S.) A part of a window Tuesday.

CA'STLING, (S.) An abortive. CA'SES, (S.) Accidents of a noun, which CA'STON, (S.) A town in Norfolk, 128

thew how it is varied in construction. L. miles from London, with a market on CA'SEMATE, (S.) A kind of vault or Saturdays. Its fairs are on Jan. 10, Aarch of stone-work. Sp.

pril 14, and Aug. 28. CASE-SHOT, (S.) Bullets, stones, &c. CA'STOR, (S.) In Lincolnthire, has a put into cases, and shot out of great market on Saturdays, and is 147 miles guns.

from London. It fairs are on June 1, CA'SEOUS, (A.) Cheesy, resembling and O&. 23. cheese, L.

CA/STOR, (S.) A beaver, an amphibious CASERN, (S.) A little room or lodg animal resembling at otter, 2. A fix'd

ment between the rampart and the houses. ftar of the second magnitude in Gemini, ČASH, (S.) Ready money. F.

3. The inguinal glands of the caflor. CASHIE'R, or Cafeér, (S.) A cash-CA'STRATE, (V.) 1. To geld, 2. To keeper. F.

leave out the crtensive part of a book. L. CASHIE'R, (V.) To disband, to turn out CASTRATION,(S.). 1. Gelding, 2. Cur. of service,

tailing or leaving out part of a book. CASK, (S.) 1. A helmet, 2. A vetlel to CA'STREL, (S.) A degenerate kind of bold liquor. F.

hawk.

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which opens.

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CA'SUAL, (A.) Accidental. F. CATECHIST, (S.) One employed in ca. CA'SUALTY, (s.) 1. An unforeseen ac techising. G. cident, 2. The death of one by accident. CATECHU'MEN, (S.) The person cateCA'SUIST, (S.) One skilled in resolving chifed. G. cases of contcience. F.

CATEGOʻRICAL, (A.) Positive, deterCAT, (S.) A well-known domestic ani minate, G. mal. F.

CA’TEGORY, (S.) A predicament, order CAT o’nine tails, A whip with nine lashes. or rank, a class. G. CATACHRE'SIS, (S.) A figure in Rhe- CATER, (V.) To provide victuals. torick, by which one word is put for an- CATERER, (S.) A purveyor, provider. other of a contrary meaning. G. CA'TERPILLAR, (S.) A worm that deCA'TACLYSM, (S.) A deluge, an inun vours the leaves and fruits of trees, &c, dation, G.

CATES, (S.) Dainties, viands, food. CATACOMBS, (S.) Subterrranean cavi-CATHA'RTÍCKS, (S.) Purging medi

ties for the burial of the dead, G. cines, G. CATALEʻPSIS, (S.) A disease which ren- CATHE'DRAL, (S.) The head church of ders the patient senseless, and causes him a diocese, G. to continue in the fame posture wherein CATHO'LICISM, (S.) Universality. G, he was taken. G.

CATHOLICK, (A.) General, universal. CATALOGUE, (S.) An inventory or CATHO'LICON, (S.) An universal relist; an enumeration of particulars, G. medy. G. ÇA'TAMITE, (S.) A boy kept for sodo- CATKINS, (S.) A sort of Aowers hangmitical practices. L.

ing from trees in a string. CATAPLASM, (S.) A poultice. G. CATOʻPTRICKS, (S.) That part of OpCATAPU'LTA, (S.) An engine used by ticks which explains the laws and proper.

the ancients to throw darts or javelins. L. ties of vision by reflexion, G, CA'TARACT, (S.) 1. A fall of water CAT’S-TAIL, (S.) The same as Cat. from a high place, 2. A disease of the crystalline humour of the eye. G. CATT, or Cáthead, (S.) A piece of CATARRH, (S.) A falling down of hu timber that serves to hoift up the anchor

mo:irs from the glands of the head and from the hawse to the top of the forethroat, G.

castle. CATA'STROPHE', (S.) 1. The winding CA'TTLE, (S.) Beasts of pasture, for laup of a plot, 2. The fatal conclufion of bour or food. an action. G.

CAVALCA'DE, (S.) A procession either CATCAL, (S.) A squeaking instrument on horseback or in coaches, &c. . F. ufed in the play-houses to condemn plays. CAVALIE'R, (S.) 1. A knight, gentle. CATCH, (S.) i, A Mort and witty song, man, or trooper, 2. In the time of king 2. A hawk's lure, 3. An instrument to Charles I, a royalist, 3. In Fortification, hold the latch of a door, 4. An advan a heap of earth raised in a fortress to tage taken, 5. A finall swift-sailing ship. lodge the cannon upon. F. CATCH, (V.) 1. To lay hold of, 2. TO CAVALIE'R, (A.) 1. Gay, (prightly, stop any thing flying, 3. To seize any warlike, 2. Generous, brave, 3. Difo : thing by pursuit, 4. To ensnare, Sv. To dainful, haughty. jeize the affections, to charm, 6. To re-CAVALIE'RLY, (P.) Haughtily, arroceive a disease.

gantly, disdainfully. ÇA'TCHPOLL, (S.) A ferjeant, a bum- CAVALRY, (S.)

The horse in an army. bailiff,

CA'VATE, (V.) To scoop, bore, or make ÇA'TCHUP, (S.) A kind of pickle made hollow. L. of mushrooms.

CAU’DLE, (S.) A mixture of ale or wine, CATECHISE, (V.) 1. To instruct by spice, sugar, &c. for women in childbed. way of question and answer, 2. To que- CAVE, (S.) 1. A den or cell on the side ftion, to examine. G.

of a rock, 2. Any hollow place. L. CATECHISM, (S.) Questions and an- CA'VEAT, (S.) 1. A caution, 2. A bill fivers on the chief points of the Christian entered to stop proceedings in a court of religion, G,

judicature. i.

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KINS,

way. F.

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CA'VERN, (S.) A natural cave, L. CEʻLLARAGE, (S.) 1. Cellar room, 2.
CA'VERNOUS, (A.) Full of caverns. Rent paid for it.
CAVIARE, (S.) Roes of fith, particu. CEMENT, (S.) 1. Strong mortar, 2,
larly of sturgeon, pickled. I.

Bond of union. L,
CA'VIL, (V.) To reason in a captio: CEMENT, (V.) To unite; to cause to
manner; to raise frivolous objections. L. cohere,
CA'VIN, (S.) A hollow place to cover the CEMETERY, (S.) 1. A place where the

foldiers, and favour their approaches to a dead are reposited, 2. A church-yard. G. fortress, F.

CE'NSER, (S.) A perfuming-pan. F. CA'VITY, (S.) Any hollow place. L. CE'NSOR, (S.) A Roman magistrate, CAUL, or Cawl, (S.) 1. The membrane whose business it was to reform the manthat covers the bowels, 2, The back ners of the people; and to tax eftates, L. part of a woman's head-dress, 3. The CENSO'RIOUS, (A.) Apt to find fault. net to which the hair of a peruke is CENSURE, (S.) Blame, reproach. L. fewed.

CE'NSURE, (V.) To find fault. CAUSE, (S.) 1. Whatever produces an CENT, or Céntum, ($.) A hundred ;

effect, 2. A suit at law, 3. A reason or thus money lent at 5 per cent. means, motive, 4. Side, party. I.

that 5 1. a year is to be paid for the inCAUSE, (V.) To occasion, to produce. terest of every 100l. L. CAU’SEY, or Causeway, (s.) A raised CENTAUR, (S.) 1. A fabulous monster,

half man and half horse, 2. A Southern CAÚ'STICK, (S.) Any thing that burns constellation. G. or corrodes the flesh, &c. G.

CE'NTER, or Céntre, (S.) The middie CAUTEʻLOUS, (A.) Wary, heedful. L. of a circle, distance, &c. L. CAUẤTERIZE, (V.) To burn with a hot CENTER, (V.) To meet in a point; to

iron, or by corroding medicines. F, terminate. CAUTION, (S.) 1. Warning, 2. Care, CE’NTIPEDE, (S.) A poisonous infect. L. circumspection. L.

CE'NTRAL, (A.) Relating to the center. CAU'TIOUS, (A.) Wary, Now, heedful. CENTRI'FUGAL, (A.) That endeavours CAW, (V.) To cry as a rook or crow. to fly off from its center. L. CA'WOOD, (S.) A town in the East Ri-CENTRI'PETAL, (A.) Having a tending of Yorkshire, 178 miles from Lon dency to the center. L. don, with a market on Wednesdays, and CE'NTRY, or Sentinel, (S.) A soldier a fair on May 12.

Randing to watch. CAXTON, (S.) In Cambridgeshire, 50 CENTUPLE, (A.) An hundred-fold. L. miles from London, has a market on CENTURION, (S.) A commander of a Tuesdays. Its fairs are May 5, and hundred soldiers. L. Oct. 12.

CE'NTURY, (S.) One hundred years. L. CAYMAN. See Cal'man.

CEPHA'LICK, (A.) Good for the head. CEASE, (V.) To defift, to discontinue. L. CERBERUS, (S.) According to the poets, CEʻDAR, (S.) A large ever-green tree, a dog with three heads, the door-keeper

the wood of which has a sweet smell. G. of hell. L. CEI'LING. See CIEʻLING,

CERATE, or Cérecloth, (S.) A strengthCEʻLEBRATE, (V.) 1. To praise, 2. To ening plaister made of wax, rofin,&c. L. solemnize L.

CERATED, (A.) Waxed. CELEBRATION, (S.) Solemnizing. L. CEʻREMENTS, (s.) Waxed cloths in CELE'BRIOUS, (A.) Famous, honour which the dead were wrapped. L. able. L.

CEREMONIAL, (S.). A regulation reCELE'RITY, (S.) Swiftness, speed. L. lating to the observation of a ceremony.. CELE'STIAL, (A.) Heavenly. L. CEREMO'NIOUS, (A.) 1. A punctilious CE'LIBACY, (S.) The State of unmarried observance of outward tokens of respect, persons. L.

2. Civil; according to the strict rules of CELL, (S.) 1. A hermit's hut or cave, civility, 3. Formal to a fault. L. 2. An apartment for a monk or nun in a CEREMONY, (S.) 1. Pomp or state, 2. monastery, 3. A little room in a prison. L. A church ordinance relating to the exter.: CE'LLAR, (S.) A room below the ground nals of religion, 3. Formal compliments. poor, where stores are reposited. L. L,

CERNR

CERNE A'BBEY, (S.) In Dorsetshire, is a committee, society, &c. 2. A man who 123 miles from London, and has a mar helps to carry a sedan, ket on Wednesdays. Its fairs are Midlent CHAISE, (S.) A kind of light open chaMonday, Holy Thursday, and O&t. 2. riot, for one or more horses, F. CERTAIN, (A.) 1. .Sure, evident, 2. CHALCEDONY, (S.) A sort of precious Fixed, lettled. L.

stone of a pale blue or yellowish cait. CE'RTAINTY, (S.) Full assurance. L. CHALCO'GRAPHY, (S.) Engraving on CERTIFICATE, (S.) A written testi brass. G

mony of the truth of any event. F. CHA'LDRON, (S.) A measure of coals, CE'RTIFY, (V.) To assure, or give no containing 36 buskels. tice. F.

CHA'LICE, (S.) A cup with a foot like CERTITUDE, (S.). Certainty. L. a drinking glass, but more particularly CERVI'CAL. (A.) Belonging to the neck. the cup used at the sacrament. F. CERU'LEAN, (A.) Blue or sky-coloured. CHALK, (S.) A white fosfil. F. CE’RUSE, or Céruss, (S.) Fine white CHALK, (V.) 1. To rub with chalk, lead. L.

2. To manure land with chalk. CESS, (S.) A tax, or assessment. CHALLENGE, (S.) 1. An invitation to CESSATION, (S.) 1. Intermission, giv- fight, 2. A claim or demand, 3. An

ing over, 2. A pause of hoftilities, 1. exception against persons upon a jury. F. CE'SSION, (S.) Resigning, or giving up. CHA’LLENGE, (V.) 1. To dare a perCE'STUS, (S.) The girdle of Venus. L. son to fight, 2. To claim, 3. To except CETACEOUS, (A.) Of the whale against. F. kind. L.

CHALY'BEATE, (A.) Having the meCHACE, (S.) 1. A place for hunting dicinal qualities of steel; impregnated Jarger than a park, 2. Hunting itself, with steel, L. 3. The length of a piece of ordnance on CHAMA'DE, (S.) A signal for a parley, the inside. - F.

given the enemy by a d um or trumpet. CHACE Guns, (S.) Those that lie in the CHA'MBER, (S.) 1. A room in a house, head or stern of a ship.

2. In Gunnery, that place in a piece of CHAFE, (V.) J. To hcat, to fret the skin ordnance where the charge lies, 3. A court

by rubbing, 2. To fret, fume, or grow of justice. F. angry, 3. To perfume. F.

CHAMBER, (V.) To be wanton, to CHAFF, (S.) The busks of corn. S.

intrigue, CHAʼFFER, (V.) To bargain, to haggle. CHAMBER of a Mine, The place where CHA'FING, (S.) 1. Warming by rub the powder is put. bing, 2. Galling,

CHAMBERLAIN, (S.) One who waits CHAFING-Difb, (S.) An utensil.to put in, or looks after a chamber. live coals in.

Lord CHAMBERLAIN of England, A great CHAGRI'N, (S.) Vexation, uneasiness of officer, to whom belongs the government mind, F.

of the king's palace, &c. CHAIN, (S.) 1. Links of gold, silver, | Lord CHAMBERLAIN of tbe king's house. iron, & c. one within another, 2. In fur- bold. An officer who has the care of the reying, an instrument divided into 100 king's chambers and wardrobe. links or equal parts, 3. A Shackle, 4. A CHAMBERLAIN of London, The keepferies linked together, F,

er of the publick treasure of the city, CHAIN Pump, (S.) A pump ased in large who grants freedoms, and prefides over ships,

the apprentices, &c. CHAIN Skot, (S). Two bullets, or half CHAMBREL of a horje, (S.) The joint

bullets, linked together by a chajn. on the upper part of the hinder leg. Chain Work, (s.) Needlework with open CHA'MFER, or Chámfret, (s.) A gutter fpaces.

or fluting in a column. F. CHAIN, (V.) To fasten with a chain, CHA'MOIS, cr Shammy, (S.) Leacher & 'F.

made of the kin of a goat. CHAIR, (S.). 1. A feat, 2. Sedan, 3. An CHAMP, (A.) To chew. F. ofen chaile. F.

CHAMPAI'N, or Champaign, (S.) A CHAIRMAN, (S.) 1. The president of large plain, F.

CHAM

CHAMPIGNON, (S.) A kind of a mufh- CHANT, (V.). 1. To ling, 2. 'To fing room. F.

in the cathedral service. F. CHAMPION, (S.) 1. One that fights a CHA'NTER, (S.) Tlie chief finger in a duel for another, 2. A hero. F.

cathedral. F. CHAMPION Land, (s.) Large fields with-|CHA'NTICLEER, (S.) A cock. F. out woods or hedges. F.

CHA'NTRY, (S.) A chapel endowed for CHANCE, (S.) Fortune, accident, event. maintaining a priest ur priests to fing mass CHANCE Medley, (S.) In Law, accidental for the foul of the founder. F.

killing a person without an evil intent. CHAOS, (S.) 1. A confused jumble of CHA'NCEL of a Cburch, (s.) That part different elements, 2. Confusion, disorwhich contains the communion table. L. der. L. CHA'NCELLOR, (S.) A dignity accom- CHAP, (S.) 1. A chink or crack, 2. An - panied with an almost unlimited autho- abbreviation of the word chapter. rity. L.

CHAPE, (S.) 1. A thin plate of metal at Lord Higb CHANCELLOR of Great Britain, the point of the scabbard of a sword, 2. A person next the king in matters of With huntsmen, the tip of a fox's tail. justice, having a power to moderate the CHAPEL, (S.) A small church adjoining law according to equity; his decrees can to the house of a prince or nobleman, or be reversed by no other court but the belonging to a college, society, &c. L. house of lords.

CHAPEL of Ease, (S.) A place of worship CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer, An offi in a large parish, built for the ease of the cer appointed to regulate the affairs of parishioners, who live at a distance from that court,

the church, CHANCELLOR of the dutcby of Lancaster, CHA'PERON, (S.) A kind of hood worn The chief officer in that court, in deter by the knights of the garter. F. mining all the affairs relating to the CHA'PFALN, (A.) Having the mouth dutchy lands.

shrunk. CHANCELLOR of the Ecclefiaftical Court, CHA'PITER, (S.) The capital or orna

A bishop's lawyer, to direct the bishop in ments on the upper part of a column. F. matters of judgment.

CHA'PLAIN, (S.) One who performs diCHANCELLOR of a Cathedral, A digni- vine service in a chapel, or the domestic

tary, whose office it is to fuperintend the clergyman of a prince, &c. acts of devotion.

CHA'PLET, (S.) 1. A ftring of beads, CHANCELLOR of an University, The prin 2. A wreath or garland of flowers, 3. A cipal magistrate.

fillet, or ornament in architecture. Ē. CHA'NCERY, (S.) A court of equity, CHA'PMAN, (S.) A buyer, or customer, which moderates the severity of the other CHAPS, (S.) The Tower part of the çourts. F.

face. S. CHA'NDLER, (S.) 1. One who makes CHAPTER, (S.) 1. A division of a book, and sells candles, 2. A seller of several 2. The whole body, or an assembly of the forts of wares.

clergy belonging to a cathedral or colleCHANGE, (S.) 1. Alteration, 2. Va-giate church, 3. The place in which such riety, or diversity, 3. Small money, afemblies are beld. F. When the moon begins a new monthly CHAR, (S.) A fish found in some lakes, revolution, 5. An alteration of the order CHAR, (S.) A small job of houshołdin ringing of bells. F.

work. S. CHANGEABLE, (A.) 1. Inconftant, CHARACTER, (S.) 1. A letter in prine variable, 2. Exhibiting different appear or writing, 2. The hand or manner of

writing, 3. A description, 4. ReputaCHA'NGELING, (S.) 1. A child chan- tion, 5. Office or dignity, 6. A reprez ged, 2. An ideot, or fool.

sentation of a man's personal qualities, Ge CHA'NGER, (S.) An officer in the mint,CHARACTERISTICK,(S.) That which who changes fpecie for bullion.

determines the character. G. CHA'NNEL, (S.) 1. A narrow sea, 2. CHARACTERIZE, (V.) To describe The middle of a river, 3. A gutter ist the qualities and behaviour of persons, or the Atreets; in a pillar, &c. L. the properties of things. G.

CHA,

ances.

CHARACTERS, (S.) Short-hand. tween merchants and masters of ships, CHA'RCOAL, (S.) Wood burnt till it containing the particulars of their coveleaves off smoaking.

nants and agreements. L. CHARD, (S.) A town in Somersetshire,CHASE, (V.) 1. To hunt or pursue, 340 miles from London, with a market 2. To drive away, 3. To enchase, or set on Mondays. Its fairs are May 3, Aug. 5, in, 4. To raise gold or silver into several and Nov. 2.

figures. F. CHARGE, (S.) 1. A burden, or load, CHASE Guns, (S.) Guns in the fore part 2. An expence, 3. Orders or commission, of a ship, to be fired on those that are 4. Trust, custody, 5. Office or employ- pursued. ment, 6. An exhortation given to a CHASM, (S.) A gap or empty space. G. jury. & c. 7. An onset or attack, 8. An CHASTE, (A.) Pure, modest, continent. accufation, 9. A quantity of powder and CHA'STEN, or Chartíze, (V.) To correct Thot, proportionable to the size of a or punish. F. gun, 10. In Farriery, an external medi- CHASTITY, (S.) Abftinence from imcine applied to a horse, 11. In Heraldry, pure and indecent actions, F. that which is borne on the colour. F. CHAT, (S.) Prattle; idle talk. CHARGE, (V.) 1. To accuse, 2. TO CHA'TELAN, (S.) The governor of a Inake a person debtor, 3. To order or castle and its district. F. prohibit, 4. To attack an enemy, 5. TO CHA'TTELS, (S.) All goods moveable burden or load, 6. To load a gun, F. and immoveable, except such as are of CHARGEABLE, (A.) 1. Costly, 2. Li. the nature of a freehold. able to be accused,

CHA'TTER, (V.) 1. To prate, 2. To CHA'RGER, (S.) A large dish.

make a noise like some birds, 3. To CHA'RILY, (P.) With great care. gnash the teeth with cold. CHA'RIOT, (S.) A sort of coach, with CHAW, (V.) To masticate or chew.

a seat only on the back part, F. CHAW'DRON, (S.) Entrails or bowels. CHARIOTEE'R, (S.) One who drives a CHEA'DLE, (S.) A town in Staffordchariot.

Nire, 138 miles from London, with a CHA'RITABLE, (A.) Bountiful, kind, market on Thursdays. Its fairs are on candid. L.

Holy Thursday, and Aug. 21. CHA'RITY, (S.) 1. Love and candour, CHEAP, (A.) Bought at a low price. S. 2. Alms. L.

CHEA'PEN, (V.) To ask the price; to CHA'RLATAN, (S.) A quack. F. beat down the price of goods. CHARLES's Wain, (S.) Stars in the con- CHEAR, or Cheer, (S.) 1. Provisions, ftellation of Ursa Major.

2. Courage, 3. Gaiety, jollity, 4. HuzCHARLEY, (S.) A town in Lancashire, za's. F.

197 miles from London, with a market CHEA'RFUL, (A.) Brisk, lively, gay. on Tuesdays. Its fairs are May 5, Au- CHEAT, (S.) 1. An imposition or fraud, gust 20, and Sept. 5.

2. An impostor, a person guilty of fraud. CHARM, (S.) 1. A spell or inchantment, CHECK, (S.) 1. A twitch, or pluck; fi2. A pleafing allurement. F.

guratively applied to conscience, or what CHARM, (V.) 1. To bewitch or inchant, ever may stop a person in the career of 2. To delight, 3. To subdue.

vice, &c. 2. A flourish in a ticket, bill, CHARNEL Houfe, (S.) A place where &c. to prevent counterfeits. F.

the bones of the dead are laij. F. Clerk of ibe CHECK, An officer who has CHARON, (S.) According to the poets,

the check and controlment of the yeothe old ferryman who carried the souls of men of the guard, and all the ushers bethe deceased over the river Styx,

longing to the royal family. CHARR of Lead, (S.) Thirty pigs, cach CHEÖCKER, or Chéquer, (S.) A lattice, weighing 70 lb.

or squares of different colours. F. CHART, (S.) A map containing a deli- CHE’CKER, or Chéquer, (V.) To varieneation of the fes-coasts. L.

gate or diversify, in the manner of a CHARTER, (S.) A royal patent grant.

chess-board, with alternate colours, ing privileges...

CHEEKS, (S.) 1. Part of the face, 2, CHARTER Pariy, (S.) An indenture be. Iron plates to lelien or widen a fire, 3.

The

The fide-beams of a prefs, 4. In a fhip, CHE'STERFIELD, (S.) In Derbyshire, pieces of timber fixed on each side the is 116 miles from London, and has a mast. S.

market on Saturdays. Its fairs are Ján. CHEER, (V.) 1. To incite, to encourage, 25, Feb. 28, April 3, May 4, July 4, 2. To comfort, to gladden.

Sept. 25, and Nov. 25. CHEE'RLY, (A.) 1. Gay, chearful, 2. CHEVALI'ER, (S.) A knight, F. Not gloomy.

CHEVAU'X de Frize, (s.) Pieces of CHEESE, (S.) A food well known, S. timber full of wooden spikes, armed with CHE'LMSFORD, (S.) A town in Essex, iron, used to stop breaches, &c. F.

28 miles from London, with a market CHEW, (V.) 1. To grind with the teeth, on Fridays. Its fairs are May 12, and 2. To meditate, Nov, 12.

CHIAU'S, (S.) An officer of the Turkish CHE'LTENHAM, (S.) In Gloucester- court, who performs the duty of an

fhire, has a market on Fridays, and is usher, and also of ambassador to foreign 95 miles from London. Its fairs are the states. second Thursday in April, Holy Thurs-CHICA'NE, or Chicánerie, (S.) Perplexday, and August 5.

ing an argument or cause by quirks and CHEPSTOW, (S.) In Monmouthshire, cavils. F. is 131 miles from London, and has a CHICHESTER, (S.) A city in Sussex, market on Saturdays. Its fairs are the 63 miles from London. It has five Friday in Whitsun week, Saturday before churches besides its cathedral, is walled June 20, Aug. 1, and Friday le'nnight round, and has 4 gates answering to the after St. Luke, Oet. 18.

4 cardinal points. Its markets are on CHE'QUIN, or Sáqnin, a Venetian gold Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; and 'coin worth gs. 70. sterling. I.

its fairs April 23, Whit-Monday, Aug. 52 CHE'RISH, (V.) 1. To make much of, o&t. 10 and 20.

2. To provide for, 3. To keep warm. F. CHICKEN, (S.) The young of a hen. CHE'RRY, (S.). A fruit well known. CHICKEN-HEARTED, (A.) Cowardly, CHE'RTSEY, (S.) In Surry, has a mar fearful, ket on Wednesdays, and is 19 miles from CHICKEN-POX, (S.) An eruptive disLondon. Its fairs are the if Monday| case with small transparent bladders on in Lent, May 14, August 5, and O&t. 6. the skin. CHE'RUB, or Chérubim, (s.) One of the CHIDE, (V.) To rebuke, to blame. S. orders of angels, 'H.

CHI'DLEIGH, or Chudleigh, (S.) In CHE'SHAM, (S.) In Buckinghamshire, Devonshire, is 182 miles from London, is 29 miles from London, and has a mar It has a market on Saturdays. Its faits ket on Wednesdays. Its fairs are April are June 11, and St. Matthew, Sept. 21. 21, July 22, and Sept. 28.

CHIEF, (A.) Head, principal. F. CHESHIRE, (S.) A county in the N, W. CHIE'FTAIN, (S.) A captain, general, or of England, 45 miles in length, 25 in champion. breadth, and about 152 in circumference. CHI'LBLAIN, (S.) A swelling in the It sends four members to parliament, and feet, caused by cold or frost. has 12 market towns besides Chester. Its CHILD, (S.) 1. A son or daughter, 2. AR ftaple commodities are cheese and salt. infant, 3. The product or effect of anoCHÈ'SNUT, (S.) The fruit of a large ther. timber tree.

CHI'LDBED, (S.) The fate of a woman CHESS, (S.) A game.

for a month after the is delivered of a CHEST, (S.) 1. A coffer or box, . 2. The child, breaft. S.

CHILDERMAS-DAY, (S.) Kept on the CHE'STER, (S.) An ancient city, the ca 28th of December, in commemoration pital of Cheshire; "it is 182 miles from of the massacre of the children of BechloLondon, is walled round, and has 9 hem, and the same day of the week is 'churches. The cathedral is a very antique the whole year. building. Its markets are on Wednel- CHILDHOOD, (S.) Infancy. days and Fridays; and its fairs are the CHI'LDISH, (A.) Silly, like a child. S. last Thursday in February, July 5, and CHI'LIAD, (S.) A thoaland, G.

CHILL

CHILL, or Chilly, (A.) 1. Cold, 2. De. CHIRP, (V.) To make a noise like a pressed, dejected. 'S.

sparrow. CHIME, (V.) To strike upon bells mufi- CHIRU'RGEON, (S.) A surgeon, one cally, 2. To ftrike in with another's skilled in healing by outward applicaopinion, 3. Correspondence of sound. tion. G. CHIMEʻRA, (S.) 1. A feigned monster, CHIKUʻRGERY, (S.) Surgery. G. in the fore part like a lion, and behind |CHISSEL, (S.) A tool used by artilike a dragon, 2. A whimsy, an idle con ficers, ceit.

CHIT, (S.) A child or baby. CHIME'RICAL, (A.) Imaginary, without CHIT-CHAT, (S.) Prattle, idle prate. foundation,

CHITTERLINGS, (S.) 1. Hogs guts CHIALEIGH, (S.) A town in Devon. cleansed, 2. Borders of fine linen on the

thire, 184 miles from London, with a bofoms of shirts. market on Thursdays, and a fair Aug. 2. CHIVALRY, (S.) 1. Horsemanship, 2. CHIMNEY, (S.) A funnel for the con Prowess, 3. Knighthood, 4. A tenure of veyance of smoke. F.

land by a knight's service. F. CHIMNEY-PIECE. (S.) The ornamen-CHIVES, (S.) The threads or filaments tal piece round the fire-place.

in the middle of flowers, 2. An herb of CHIN, (S.) The lowelt part of the face. the onion kind. CHINA Ware, (S.) Cups, flates, &c. CHLORO'SIS, (S.) The green fickness.

made in China, a large country of Alia. CHO'COLATE, (S.) 1. A mass made of CHINA-ORANGE, (S.) A sweet-o. the Indian cocoa nut, 2. The liquor made range.

with it. CHINCOUGH, (S.) A violent convul- CHOICE, (S.) 1. Chufing, 2. Variety, live cough, that feizes on young chil 3. The thing chosen. F. dren, B.

CHOICE, (A.) Exquifite, valuable. CHINE, (S.) 1. The backbone, 2. Pait CHOIR, (S.) 1. A company of fingers, of the back of an animal. F.

2. That part of a cathedral, &c. where CHINK, (S.) A cleft cr crevice.

divine service is fung. F. CHINK, (V.) To ring or sound.

CHOKE, (V.) 1. To strangle, 2. To CHINTS, (S.) Fine Indian painted calicue.

CHOKE-PEAR, (S.) 1. A rough aftrine CNIP, (S.) 2. A piece of wood chipped

gent pear,

2. Any jest or farcasm that off by an ax, 2. A small piece of any stops the mouth, thing.

CHÖʻLER, (S.) 1. The bile contained in CHI'PPING-NORTON, (S.) A town in the gall bladder, 2. Anger, rage. G, Oxfordshire, 76 miles from London, with CHO'LERICK, (A.) 1. Abounding with a market on Wednesdays. Its fairs are choler, 2. Hafty, apt to be angry. on March 7, May 6, last Friday in May, CHOʻLICK, or Cólick, (S.) A violent July 18, Sept. 5, Nov. 8, last Friday pain in the bowels. G. in Nov,

CHOOSE, (V.) To make choice of, to CHIPPING-ONGER, (S.) In Effex, is select. S. 21 miles from London, and has a market CHOP, (S.) 1. A gash with a knife or on Saturdays, and a fair Sept. 30. hatchet, 2. A thin fliçe of mutton or CHIPPING-SODBURY, (S.) In Glou pork. cestershire, is 103 miles from London, CHOP, (V.) 1. To cut by a blow, 2, To and has a market on Thuifdays. Its fairs exchange, 3. To devour eagerly, ' 4. To are May 23, and June 24:

mince. CHIRO'GRAPHER, (S.) 5. An officer CHOP-HOUSE, (S.) A louse : where in the court of common pleas, who en chops are sold ready dreft, an eatingo groffes fines acknowledged in that cout, house. 2. One that exercises writing. G. . CHO'PIN, (S.) A quart is so called in CHIRO'LOGY, (S.) Conversing by signs Scotland: a French measure containing a made with the fingers. G.

Winchester pint, CHI'ROMANCY, (S.) The pretended art CHOIPPING-KNIFE, (5.) A knife of foretelling events by the lines in the with which cuoks mince their meat. hand. G.

CHO

stop up:

CHO'RAL, (A.) Belonging to the choir CHUCKLE, (V.) To built into frequent of a church. L.

fits of laughter. CHORD, (S.) 1. A string, 2. A right CHUFF, (S.) A blunt clown. line drawn from one part of an arch of a CHUM, (S.) A bediellow to a student at circle to another. G.

an univei fity. F. CHORDEE', (S.) A contraction of the CHUMP, (S.) A short thick piece of frænum,

wood. CHO'RISTER, (S.) 1. A finger in cathe- CHURCH, (S.) 1. An affembly of chri. drals, a singing boy, 2. A finger in ftians, 2. A place of religions worship. concert.

CHURCH-ALE, (S.) A wake or fealt in CHORO'GRAPHY, (S.) A description of commemoration of the dedication of the

a particular country or province. G. church. CHORUS, (S.) 1. A number of singers, CHURCH STRE’TTON, (S.) A town in a concert, 2. Persons supposed to be look- Shropshire, has a market on Thursdays, ers on in the ancient tragedy, 3. Verses and is 130 miles from London. Its fairs of a fong in which the company join the are May 14, and Sept. 24. finger. L.

CHURL, (S.) 1. An ill-natured selfish CHOUSE, (V.) To cheat.

fellow, 2. A rustick, 3. A miser. S. CHRISM, (S.) A hallowed ointment used CHU'RLISH, (A.) Sour, ill-natured, selby popish prieits. G.

fish, intractable, vexatious. CHRIST, (S.) The Anointed, the name CHURN, (S.) A vessel in which butter of the Saviour of mankind, G.

is made. CHRI'ST-CHURCH, (S.) A town in CHUSE, (V.) To make choice of. Hampshire, 100 miles from London. Its CHYLE, (S.) A white juice coming from market is on Mondays. Its fairs are on meat digested in the stomach. G. Trinity Thursday, and O&t. 17. CHYLIFICA'TION, (S.) The act whereCHRI'STEN, (V.) To baptize. by food is changed into chyle. CHRISTENDOM, (S.) All countries CHY'MICAL, or Chémical, (A.) Bewhere christianity is become a national longing to religion.

CHY'MISTRY, or Chemistry, (S.) The CHRISTIAN, (S.) A profeffor of art of separating natural bodies, and reCHRISTIANITY,(S.) Thereligion taught ducing them to their first principles. G. by Christ. L.

CI'BOL, (S.) An herb of the onion kind. CHRISTIAN-NAME, (S.) The name CICATRICE,-(S.) A scar. L. given at the time of baptism.

CICATRI'CULA, (S.) The treddle of CHRISTMAS, (S.) The feast of the nativity of Jesus Christ, celebrated on the CICATRIZE, (V.) To heal or skin over a 25th of December,

wound or ulcer. F. CHRONICAL Diseases, (S.) Those that CIDER, (S.) A liquor made of the juice of are of long continuance. G.

apples. CHRO’NICLE, (S.) An history of a king. CIDERKIN, (S.) Small cider.

dom, &c. digefted in order of time. G. CIE'LING, (S.) The top of a room. CHRONOGRAM, (S.) An inscription in CI'LIARY, (A.) Belonging to the eye. which the numeral letters make up the lids. "L. date of the action mentioned. G. CI'METER, (S.) A crooked sword. CHRONO'LOGER, (S.) One skilled in CIMMEʻRIAN,(A,) Gloomy, dismal. CHRONO'LOGY, (S.) Or the art of CI'NCTURE, (S.) 1. A girdle, 2. A concomputing time, and ascertaining at what cave ring in a column. L. periods the most remarkable events hap- CI'NDERS, (S.) Burnt coals. S. pened. G.

CINERI'TIOUS, (A.) Alhy, of the coCHRY'SALIS. See AURELIA.

Jour of afhes. CHRY'SOLITE, (S.) A transparent pre- CINNABAR, (S.) Vermilion. G. cious stone of a gold colour mixed with CINNAMON, (S.) An aromatick spice, green, G,

the bark of an Indian tree, CHUB, (S.) A river fish, a chevin, CINQUE, (S.) The number five. F. CHUCK, (V.) To give a gentle blow under CINQUE Foil, (s.) Five-leaved grass, F. she chin,

CINQUE

an egg.

CINQUE Ports, (S.) Five havens on the CIRCUMPO'LAR, (A.) Round the pole. Eait coast of England, called fo. by way | CIRCUMROTATION, (S.) A wheeling of eminence; they are Hastings, Dover, or turning about. L. Hithe, Romney, and Sandwich. CIRCUMSCRI'Be, (V.) 1. To bound CI'ON, (S.) A young shoot or fucker of or limit, 3. To draw a circle round a a tice, a shoot engrafted. F.

figure. L. CI'PHER, (S.) 1. A character in arith-CIRCUMSCRIPTION, (S.) The bounds metick, 2. Nothing, 3. The letters of or limits of any body. L. a person's name interwoven, 4. A secret CIRCUMSPECT, (A.) cautious, consi. «haracter. F.

derate, attentive, watchful. L. CI'PHER, (V.) To cast accounts. CIRCUMSPE'CTION, (S.) Caution, waCI'RCLE, (S.) 1. A round line usually rineis, earnest confideration. L. inade with a pair of compasses, 2. The CI'RCUMSTANCE, (S.) A particular space included in a circular line, ... An that accompanies any action. L. allembly furrounding the principal person, CI'RCUMSTANCES, (S.) 1. Incidents 3. Circles of the German empire, are such belonging to any action, 2. The state of a provinces as have a right to be present at man's private fortune. diets. L.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL, (A.) Very parCI'RCUIT, (S.) 1. A going round, 2. A ticular, related with all its circumjourney made by a judge twice a year to fances. adminifter justice. L.

CIRCUMSTANTIATE, (V.) To de. CI'RCULAR, (A.) Round, or belonging fcribe a thing by or with its circumto a circle. L.

stances; to place in particular circumCIRCULAB Letter, A letter transcribed Itances. and sent to different persons without al. CIRCUMVALLA'TION, (S.) fortiteration.

fication throws up round a place beCIRCULAR Sailing, is that performed by sieged. L. the arch of a great circle.

CIRCUMVE'NT, (V.) To deceive, im. CI‘RCULATE, (V.) To move round. L. fose upon, or over-reach. L. CIRCULATION, (S.) The motion of CIRCUMVE'NTION, (S.) Deceit, overany thing that moves round.

reaching, cheating, fraud. L. CIRCUMAʼMBIENT, (A.) Encompas- CIRCUMVOLU'TION, (S.) A turning fing. L.

or rolling about. L. CI'R CUMCISE, (V.) To cut off the CI'RCUS, (S.) A round place or area for foreskin. L.

publick exercises and sports. L. CIRCUMCISION, (S.) The act of cut- CI'RENCESTER, (S.) The largeft town

ting off the foreskin, a ceremony used by in Gloucestershire, 85 miles from Lonthe Jews and Turks. L.

don; with a market on Mondays and CIRČU'MFERENCE, (S.) 1. Circuit, Fridays. Its fairs are on Eafter Tuesday, compass, 2. The outermoit limit or cir. July 18, and Nov. 8. cle. L.

CISAʼLPINE, (A.) On this side the Alps. CIRCUMFERE'NTOR, (S.) An intru-CIST, (S.) A cale, a tegument; the skin ment used in surveying lands.

which surrounds a wen. L. CI'RCUMFLEX, (A.) 1. Bowed or bend- CISTERN, (S.) 1. A large receiver for ed about, 2. In Grammar, an accent cither rain or river water, 2. A vessel to placed over a vowel to make it long, as put bottles of wine, &c. in, 3. A vessel (A) in Latin, or (°) in Greek.

used by confectioners. L. CIRCU'MFLUENT, (A.) Flowing round CIT, (S.) A word of contempt spoken of about. L.

a citizen. CIRCUMFUSION, (s.) The pouring li-CITADEL, (S.) A fort or castle, to come quor round about any thing. L.

mand or defend a city. F. CIRCUMGYRATION, (S.) The act of CITA'TION, (S.) 1. A summons to apcurning about, or running round. L. pear before an ecclefiaftical judge, 2. A CIRCU'MJACENT, (A.) Lying round quotation from an author. L. about. L.

CİTE, (V,) 1. To summon, 2. Ta quote CIRCUMLOCUẤTION, (S.) Uling many an authority, L. words to exprels the sense of a few i I.

CI'TIZEN,

CI'TIZEN, (S.)-An inhabitant or free- CLAN, (S.) A tribe or family. W. man of a city. F.

CLANDE’STINE,(A.) Private, by health, CI'TRON, (S.) A pleasant fruit, some contrary to law. L. what resembling a lemon. L.

CLANG, (V.) To sound, to make a sharp CI'TTERN, or Cithern, (S.) A musical shrill noise. L, inftrument. L.

CLA'NGOUR, (S.) A loud shrill noise, CITY, (S.) 1. A town corporate, hav such as is made with trumpets, &c.

ing many privileges, and this title grant-CLANK, (S.) The noise of fetters and cd by charter. The cities of England have irons. a bilhop's fee. F.

CLAP, (S.) 1, A blow, 2. A noise, 3. CI'VET, -(S.) A perfume like musk ob An explosion of thunder, 4. The firft tained from a civet-cat. F.

stage of the venereal disease. S. CIVICK Crown, (S.) A garland or crown CLĂ'P-BOARDS, (S.) Boards ready cut of oak, given by the old Romans to him for making casks, vessels, &c. who had saved the life of a fellow citizen CLA'PPER, (S.) 1. The tongue of a bell, in battle, &c.

2. One who claps with his hands. CIVIL, (A.) 1. Courteous, obliging, 2. CLARE, (S.) A town in Suffolk, 61 miles

Belonging to the management or govern from London, with a market on Fridays, ment of a city or kingdom. L.

Its fairs are Easter-Tuesday and July 26. Civil Day, One of 24 hours.

CLARENCIEUX, (S.) The second king Civil Law, 1. The national law of every at arms, so called because he formerly becountry, 2. A system of laws collected longed to the duke of Clarence. from the best of those made by the Greeks CLARET, (S.) A general name for the and Romans, now chiefly used in spiritual red wines of France. F. courts and maritime affairs.

CLA'RICHORD, or Mánichord, (5.) A Civil War, A war between those under musical instrument in the form of a the same government.

Spinet. L. Civil Year, The space of time that any CLARIFICA'TION, (S.) The making

ftate has appointed for a legal year. liquors clear or fine. F. CIVILIAN, (S.) A student, professor, CLA'RIFY, (V.) To make clear, F. or doctor of the civil law.

CLARION, (S.) A shrill trumpet. L. CIVILITY, (S.) Courcesy; politeness, L. CLA’RITY, (5.) Clearness, pureness, CI'VILIZE, (V.) To make civi). F. brightness. L. CLACK, (S.) 1. A part of a moveable CLARY, (S.) An herb.

body that makes a noise, 2. A prattler CLASH, (ù.) 1. To beat or dash against, or busy body, 3. The tongue.

2. To disagree or wrangle. Dų. CLACK, (V.) 1. To rattle, 2. To let CLASP, (S.) 1. A holdfast made in several the tongue run.

forms, 2. An embrace. B. CLAD, (A.) Cloathed.

CLASP, (V.) 1. To hold faft, curl round, CLAIM, (V.) To challenge or demand. or embrace, 2. To thut with a clasp. CLAIMABLE, (A.) Any thing that may CLA'SPERS, (S.) The tendrils or threads be claimed.

of creeping or climbing plants. CLAIMANT, (S.) One who 'lays claim CLASS, (S.) 1. An order, rank, or deto an estate which he has not yet in por- gree, 2. A number of boys learning the feffion.

same lesson. L. CLAI'RO-OBSCU'RO, (S.) 1. In Paint. CLA'SSICK, or Cláffical, (A.) 1. Being, the art of diftributing lights and longing to a class or degree, 2. An aushades to advantage, 2. A piece done thor or book of the first rank, L. only in two colours, which now are um-CLA'TTER, (V.) 1. To make a noise ber and white. 1.

by knocking two bodies together, 2. To CLAMBER, (V.) To climb. T. talk idly, to jar. S. CLA'MMY, (A.) Viscous, or sticky. S. CLAUSÉ, (S.) 1. An article, a particular CLAMOUR, (S.) A noisy outcry or com condition in a deed, 2. A fentence; a plaint. L.

single part of a discourse. L. CLAMOROUS, (A.) Noisy, quarrel-CLAW, (V.) To scratch or tear with fome.

nails or claws. T.

F

CLAWS,

CLAWS, (S.) 1. The nails of birds or CLICKER, (S.) 1. A journeyman shoe

beasts, 2. The hands, in contempt. maker, who cuts put leather, and serves
CLAY, (S.) A fat clammy kind of earth. in the shop, 2. A salesman's servant. Du,
CLAY-COLD, (A.) As cold as earth. CLI'CKET, (S.) A mill clack.
CLEAN, (A.) Pure, or neat. S.

CLI'ENT, (S.) 1. One who puts himself CLEAN, or Cleanse, (V.) To purify, under the protection of his patron, 2. One purge, or make clean.

who retains a lawyer to plead his cause. L. CLEA'NLY, (A.) 1. Free from dirt, pure CLIFF, (S.) A rock or precipice. S. in person, 2. Pure, immaculate, 3. Nice, CLIMACTE'RICAL, (A.) 1. Ascending, artful,

2. Dangerous, fatal, 3. Every seventh CLEAR, (A.) 1. Bright, 2. Transparent, and ninth year of a man's life, particu3. Fair, 4. Pure, without mixture, 5. larly the 63d and Sist, which are called Indisputable, 6. Apparent, manifeft, 7. the grand climactericks. G. Unspotted, guiltless, 8. Out of debr, CLIMATE, or Clime, (S.) 1. A part of free, g. Canorous, founding diftinctly, the earth between two circles parallel to 10. Perspicuous, hot obscure. L. the equator, 2. The general temperature CLEARANCE, (S.) A certificate that a of the air in any country. G.

ship is cleared at the custom-house. CLI'MAX, (S.) Gradation, afcent; a fiCLEA'RNESS, (.S.) 1. Transparency, gure in Rhetorick, by which the sentence brightness, 2. Splendour, lustre, 3. Di rises gradually. G. ftinctness, perspicuity.

CLIMB, (V.) To mount or ascend with CLEARSIGHTED, (A.) Of a quick and difficulty. $. ready comprehension.

CLIME, (S.) Climate, region, tract of CLEAVE, (V.) 1. To split asunder, 2. earth. G. To gape or open wide, 3. To stick to. S. CLINCH, To gripe hard with CLEA VER, (S.) A butcher's instrument the fift, 2. To bend down the point of a to cut animals into joints,

nail, 3. To close the hand hard. S. CLE/BURY, (S.) A small town in Shrop- CLINCH, (S.) A pun, an ambiguity, Shire, 118 miles from London, with a CLI'NCHER, (S.) 1. A cramp, hold. market on Wednesdays. Its fairs are on faft, 2. A notorious lie; a confirmation May 2, and O&t. 27.

of an argument. CLEF, (S.) A mark or character in Mu-CLING, (V.) 1. To stick close to, 2. To fick, F.

hang together by twining round. S. CLEFT, (S.) A chap, chink, or opening. CLINK, (V.) To ring or found, as metal CLEMENCY, (S.) Benignity, mildness, does, T.

CLI'O, (S.) One of the nine Muses, said to CLEMENT, (A.) Mild, gentle, humane. preside over History and heroick Poetry. CLEPSY’DRA, (S.) An antient inftru-CLIP, (V.) 1. To cut with a pair of shears ment to measure time by the running of or scissars, 2. To pronounce badly, 3. To G.

encircle, to embrace, 4. To curtail. S. CLE'RGY, (S.) Churchmen. L. CLI'PPINGS, (S.) Bits cut off from moÇLE'RICAL, (A.) Belonging to a clergy-ney and other things. L.

CLOAK, or Cloke, (S.) 1. A lcose gare CLERK, (S.) 1. A clergyman, 2. An ment made to wear over other cloaths,

affistant to a minister, 3. A writer or 2. A concealment. S. book-keeper, 4. A scholar. I. CLOATHS, (S.) 1. Garments, 2. The CLERK of the Crown, (S.) An officer who covering of a bed. S.

attends the lord chancellor or keeper, for CLOCK, (S.) 1. A well known inftrument special matters of state.

for measuring time, 2. A beetle, 3. An CLE'RKSHIP, (S.) The office of a clerk. ornament on the leg of a stocking. T. CLEʻTHERO, (S.) A town in Lancarhire, CLO'CK-WORK, (S.) Movements by 207 miles from London, with a market weights or springs. on Saturdays, and a fair on July 21. CLOD, (S.) 1. A hard lump of dry dirt, CLE'VER, (A.) 1. Skilful, ingenious, 2. A heavy stupid clown, S. 2. Well thaped, 3. Handsome.

CLOG, (S.) 1. An hindrance, 2. A log of CLEW, (S.) A bottom of thread, yarn, wood faštened to a horse's foot, 3. A cover

for

mercy. L.

water.

man.

for a woman's foot, to preserve her shoes CLO-VER, (S.) An excellent kind of from the dirt, 4. A wooden Moe.

grass. S. CLOISTER, (S.) 1. A place in a mona- CLOUGH, (S.) An allowance of 2 İb. to stery with piazzas round it, 2. A mona every hundred for the turn of the scale, stery or convent. 'L.

that the commodity may hold out weight CLOSE, (S.) 1. A piece of ground in when fold by retail. clored. S. 2. The conclusion of a dif-CLOU'TED, (A.) Congcaled, coagulated. course, &c. F.

CLOUTS, (S.) 1. Rags, 2. Small pieces CLOSE, (A.) 1. Shut, inclosed, 2. Se- of linen, 3. Patches on shoes, 4. Iron cret, private, 3. Fast, firm, 4. Covetous, plates to keep the axle-tree of a cart, &c. thrifty, 5. Adjoining to, or near to each from wearing. S. other, 6. Compact, or concise, 7. Un- CLOU'TERLY, (A.) Clumsy. discovered, 8. Full to the point, home, CLOWN, (S.) A rustick, ill-bred fellow. 9. Retired, solitary, 10. Secluded from CLOW'NISH, (A.) Ill-bred, unmannerly communication. S.

CLOY, (V.) 1. To satiate, 2. To spike CLOSE, (V.) 1. To conclude, _2. To

up guns, F. fut, 3. To end a difference, 4. To join, CLUB, (S.) 1. A thick stick, 2. The 5. To unite together.

name of a suit in a pack of cards, 3. A CLO'SENESS, (S.) 1. The state of being meeting or society, 4. A share of a recThut, 2. Narrowness, straitness, 3. Want koning, 5. Joint charge. S. of air, 4. Compactness, folidity, s. Re- CLUCK, (S.) To make a noise as a ben clufeness, folitude, retirement, 6. Secre does when she calls her chickens. S. fy, privacy, 7. Covetousness, fly avarice, CLUMP, (S.) A shapeless piece of wood. 8. Connection, dependence,

CLU'MSY, (A.) 1. Thick set; 2. Auk. CLO'SET, (S.) A small room.

ward, unhandy. CLO'SET, (V.) 1. To fut up in private, CLU'STER, (S.) 1. A bunch, 2. A heap, in order to consult upon matters of im 3. A body of people collected. S.

portance, 2. To conceal in a closet. CLUTCHES, (S.) 1. The hands griped. CLOʻSURE, (S.) 1. The act of Thutting or clench’d, 2. Poffeffion, 3. Claws, talons. up, 2. Conclusion, end.

CLU'TTER, (S.) A confused noise, ftir, CLOT, (S.) A lump of blood, or other

or uproar. L. S. congealed matter.

CLYISTER, (3.) A liquid medicine to be CLOT, (V.) 1. To coagulate, 2. To form injected into the body thro' the anus, G. clots.

COACH, (S.) A well known carriage. F. CLOTH, (S.) 1. Linen or woollen, wove COADJU’TOR, (S.) An affiftant, or fel. to make garments, 2. A piece of linen

low helper. F. spread on a table, 3. The canvafs on COA'GULATE, (V.) To curdle, thicken, which pictures are painted. S.

or congeal. L. CLOTHE, or Cloath, (V.) To furnish COAL, (S.) A mineral fuel. S. with cloaths, to dress.

COALE'SCE, (V.) 1. To close or grow CLO'THIER, (S.) One who makes wool- together, 2. To unite in masses. L. len cloths fit for use.

COALITION, or Coalescence, (S.) An CLOUD, (S.) 1. A collection of vapours union in one mass. L.

drawn up into the air, which fall down COARSE, (A.) 1. Not refined, 2. Not again in rain, 2. The veins or stains in soft or fine, 3. Rude, uncivil, 4. Gross, stones and other bodies, 3. A state of not delicate, S. Inelegant, unpolished, obscurity, 4. A great number.

6. Unaccomplished by education, 7. Mean, CLOUD, (V.) 1. To darken with clouds! not nice, vile. 2. To obscure, or make less evident, 3. COAST, (S.) 1. A region or country, 2. To variegate with dark veins.

Land lying next the sea, 3. The Coast CLOU'DCAPT, (A.) Topped with clouds. is clear; the danger is over. F. CLOU'DY;(A.) 1. Overspread with clouds, COAST, (V.) To fail along the shore.

2. Dull, melancholy, 3. Not intelligible. COAT, ('s.) 1. A man's outward gara CLOVE, (S.) 1, An Indian fpice, 2. Part ment, 2. A petticoat, 3. A child's coat, of a head of garlick. S.

4. A fold for theep, s. In Anatomy, : CLOʻVEN, (A.) Sleft or divideo membranous cover of any part of the bo

dy, 6. The covering of an animal, as CO'DLIN, (S.) A summer apple. wool, hair, fur, 7. A COAT of Arms, COEFFI'CIENT, (A.) Something that that on which the arms are portrayed. S. works together with another. L. COAT, (V.) 1. To put a child in coats, COELIAC Pasion, (S.) A sort of a loose2. To cover a glass vessel with materials ness, from want of digestion; wherein to make it refift the fire.

the aliment comes away but little altered, COAX, (V.) To wheedle, to flatter. COE'QUAL, (A.) Equal to one another. CO'BBLE, (V.) 1. To mend shoes, 2. TO COERCIBLE, (A.) That may be limited botch or bungle. Dan.

or restrained. L. COʻBLER, (S.) 1. One that mends shoes, COERCION, (S.) A restraining or limit2. A bungler.

ing. L. CO'BWEB, (S.) A spider's web. COE'RCIVE, (A.) Serving to keep in or COCCI'FEROUS, (A.) Any plant or tree restrain. L.

is fo called that bears berries. L. COESSENTIAL, (A.) Of the same efCOCHINEA'L, (S.) An Indian insect sence. L. used to dye scarlet. Sp.

COETE'RNAL, (A.) That has the same COCK, (S.) 1. The male among birds, eternity with another. L. 2. The lyle of a dial, 3. That part of a COE'VAL, (A.) Of the fame age. L. gun-lock that holds the fint, 4. The COEXI'STENT,- (A.) Having an exiftneedle of a balance, 5. A conical pile of ence at the same time with another. L. hay, 6. A wrought plate which covers CO'FFEE, (S.) 1. A berry of an Arabian the balance of a watch, 7. A kind of tap tree, 2. A liquor made of those berries. to let out liquors, 8. The form of a hat, COFFER, (S.) A chest. S. 9. A weathercock, D.

CO'FFERER, (S.) An officer in the king's CO'CKATRICE. See BA'SILISK. houshold, who has the oversight of the COʻCKER, (V.) To humour, pamper, other officers, and pays them their wages. or indulge.

COʻFFIN, (S.) 1. A case for a dead body, .COʻCKERMOUTH, (S.) A town in 2. The hollow part of a horse's hoof, &c. Cumberland, 287 miles from London, 3. A mould of paste made for a pye. F. with a market on Tuesdays. Its fairs are COG, (V.) 1. To cajole, 2. To use a the first Monday in May, and Oct. 10. Night of hand in playing at dice, 3. To CO'CKET, (S.) 1. A seal belonging to lie; the custom-house, 2. An acquittance de COG, (S.) 1. The tooth of a wheel, by liver'd to merchants, as a warrant that which it acts on another wheel, 2. A lie. their goods are customed.

CO'GENCY, (S.) Forcē, strength. L. CO'CKLE, (S.) 1. A Shell-fish, 2. A COʻGENT, (A.) Presing, forcible, con

weed, 3. In Architecture, winding stairs. ftraining, convincing. L. CO’CKLE, (V.). To pucker up, or CO'GITATE, (V.) To muse, or think wrinkle.

upon. L. CO'CKNEY, (S.) A nick-name for a COGITA’TION, (S.) The act of thinkLondoner.

ing or confidering. COCKPIT, (S.) A place where game- COGNATION, (S.) Kindred, chiefly by cocks fight.

blood. L. COʻCKREL, (S.) A young cock. COʻGNISANCE, (S.) 1. Knowledge, 2. COʻCKSCOMB, (S.) 1. The red upper Notice, observation. F. part of a cock's head, 2. An imperti- COGNI'TION, (S.) Knowing or judge nent 'man.

ing. L. COʻCKSWAIN, (S.) An officer who has COHABIT, (V.) To dwell together, the command of a ship's boat.

especially in the manner of man and COD, (S.) 1. A fea-filh, 2. A husk or wife. L. shell, 3. The bag that contains the testi- COHEIR, (S.) Joint heir with another. L.

cles of a male, 4. The bottom of a bay. COHEI'RESS, (S.) Joint heiress. CO'DDLE, (V.) To parboil.

COHE'RE, (V.) 1. To stick or hang toCODE: (S.) A volume of the civil law. L.gether, 2. To agree with. L. CO'DICIL, (S.) 'An addition made to a COHE'RENCE, (S.) 1. The cleaving towill, &c,

gether of the parts of any natural body,

a gun.

2. The agreement between the parts of a CO'LFORD, (S.) A town in Gloucesterdiscourse. L.

shire, 121 miles from London, with a COHE'SION, (S.) The action whereby market on Fridays. Its fairs are June 20, the constituent particles of bodies cohere

and Nov. 24. to each other. L.

CO'LLAR, (S.) 1. That part of a garCOHIBIT, (V.) 1. To with-hold, 2. ment which is worn round the neck, To curb or restrain. L.,

2. A ring of metal about the neck of a COHOBA'TION, (S.) The returning of dog, & c. 3. Harness for a cart-horse. L. any distilled liquor on what it was drawn COLLAR of SS. (S.) An ornament for the from.

neck worn by knights of the garter. CO'HORT, (S:) A body of 5 or 600 foot COLLAR Days, (s.) Certain festivals on soldiers, among the ancients. L. which the knights of the garter wear the COIF, (S.) A sort of cap. F.

collar of SS. COIL, (S.) 1. A rope rolled up in circles, CO'LLAR, (V.) To seize by the collar, 2. A clutter or noise, 3. T'he breech of to take by the throat.

COLLA'TE, (V.) 1. To bestow or conCOIL, (V.) To wind up a large rope in fer, 2. To examine or compare. L. the form of a ring,

COLLA’TERAL, (A.) 1. Sideways, inCOIN, (S.) Stamped money. F. direct, 2. Those that fand in equal reCOIN, (V.) 1. To ftamp money, 2. To

lation to some ancestor. L, invent or forge.

COLLA'TION, (S.) 1. A repaft, 2. BeCOI'NCIDENT, (A.) Any thing that ftowing a benefice, 3. Comparing or ex

exactly agrees or falls in with another. L. amining. L. COINS, or Quoins, (S.) 1. The pieces of COʻLLEAGUE, (S.) 1. A co-partner in wood used in mounting or lowering a an office, 2. One of the same college, L. piece of ordnance, 2. Square stones, &c. CO'LLECT, (S.) A short prayer. L. put in the corners of houses both for COLLE'CT, (V.) To gather together. L. strength and ornament, 3. Rustick coins COLLE'CTION, (S.) 1. A gathering toare stones that stick out of a wall for new gether, 2. The things collected. L. buildings to be added. F.

COLLE'CTIVE, (A.) Gathered together COITION, (S.) 1. The natural tendency in one parcel. L. or gravitetion of some bodies to each other, COʻLLEGE, (S.) A society of the same 2. Carnal copulation. L.

profeffion, 2. The place where they live COITS, or Quoits, (S.) 1. Broad iron or meet, 3. Publick lectures. L. plates resembling horse-shoes, used to play COLLE'GÍAN, (S.) A member of a col-, with, 2. The game itself.

lege. COKE, (S.) Burnt coals.

COLLE'GIATE Church,(S.) One that has COʻLATURE, (S.) Any strained liquor. a dean, canons, prebendaries, &c. CO'LCHESTER, (S.) A town in Essex, COʻLLET, (S.) That part of a ring in 58 miles from London. It has eight which a slone is set. F. churches, and a market on Wednesdays, CO'LLIER, (S.) 1. One who works in Fridays, and Saturdays. Its fairs are on coal-pits or deals in coals, 2. A ftipemEafter-Tuesday, June 24, July 23, and ployed only in carrying cuals.

CO’LLIERY, (S.) 1. Coal-pits, 2. The COLD, (S.) 1. The contrary to heat, 2. coal-trade. A disorder caused by cold. S.

COLLIQUA'TION, (S.) The melting of COLD; (A.) 1. Not hot, not warm, 2. In

any thing. L. different, careless, 3. Chafte.

COLLISION, (S.) The Atriking of one COʻLEBROOK, or Cólnbrook, (S.) A body against another. L. town in Buckinghamshire, 18 miles from COLLO'GUE, (V.) To flatter, cajole, or London, with a market on Tueldays. Its fairs are April 5, and May 3.

COʻLLOP, (S.) A Nice of Alesh. COʻLESHILL, (S.) A town in Warwick-COLLOQUY, (S.) A dialogue, talk. L. Dhire, 103 miles from London, with a CO'LLOW, or Colly, 1. The black grime market on Wednesdays. Its fairs are on of ccals, 2. The black of kettles. Shiuve-Monday, May 6, and Oct. 2. COʻLLOW, (v.) To daub with collow,

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COLLU'SION, (S.) 1. Cozenage, deceit, gined to pass through the poles of the 2. A fraudulent contrivance between two world. G. or more, to bring an action one against COMA, (S.) A morbid disposition to the other, in order to prejudice the right neep. L. of another. L.

COMATOʻSE, (A.) Lethargic, greatly COLLY'RIUM, (S.) A remedy to cure inclined to Neep. diseases in the eyes. G.

COMB, (S.) 1. An utenfl to disentangle COLNE, (S.) A town in Lancashire, 200 the hair, 2. An instruinent to trim locks miles from London, with a market on of wool, 3. The crest of a cock, 4. A Wednesdays. Its fairs are May 12, and cavity wherein the bees lodge their honey. Oet, 11.

CO'MBAT, (S.) A battle or fight. F. St. CO'LOMB'S, (S.) A small town in COMBAT, (V.) 1. To fight, 2. To opCornwall, 259 miles from London, with pose, 3. To struggle againsts F. a market on Thursdays. Its fairs are CO'MBATANT, (S.) A champion, a Thursday in Mid-lent, and Thursday af. person that fights, disputes or contends. ter Nov. 13.

COMBINA'TION, (S.) 1. A joining toCO'LON, (S.) 1. The great gut, 2. A gether, 2. A conspiracy. L. point marked thus, [:] serving to thew COMB-MA'RTIN, (S.) A town in Dethat though the fense is complete, the vonshire, 184 miles from London, with sentence is not yet ended. G.

a market on Tuesdays, CO'LONEL, (S.) The chief commander COMBU'STIBLE, (A.) That may be

of a regiment of horse or foot. F. burnt. L. COLONNA'DE, (S.) A range of pillars COMBU'STION, (S.) 1. Barning, 2. A in a circalar form. I.

hurly-burly, tumuit, hubbub. CO'LONY, (S.) A number of people ori- COME, (V.) To approach, to draw nigh, ginally sent from one country to inhabit to happen. S. another, and who are ftill the fubjects of COME'DIAN, (S.) An actor or actress the mother country; a plantation, L. of plays, G. CO'LOPHONY, (S.) Rofin.

CO'MEDY, (S.) A dramatic representa. COLOQUI'NTIDA, (S.) The bitter ap tion of the lighter faults of mankind, ple, a violent purge. L.

COʻMELINESS, (S.) I, Agreeableness, COLO'SSUS, (S.) A brass statue of A a good mien, 2. Decency, grace, pollo, 70 cubits high, one of the seven COMELY, (A.) 1. Agreeable, 2. Decent, wonders of the world. G.

becoming COLOSSE'AN, (A.) Huge, large, maffy. COʻMET, (S.) A blazing ftar. G. COLOUR, (S.) 1. Such as green, red, CO'MFITS, (S.) A kind of dry sweet.

blue, EC. 2. A cloak or pretence, L, meats. F. COʻLOUR, (V.) 1. To dye, ftain, &c.COMFORT, (S.) Confolation, supa

2. To palliate or excuse, 3. To blun. COʻLOURS, (S.)1. The banner of a com- CO'MFORTABLE, (A.) Whatever gives pany of soldiers, 2. The flag hung out by relief or satisfaction. different nations upon the sterns or poops COʻMFORTLESS, (A.) Void of comfort. of their ships.

CO'MICAL, or Cómick, (A.) Merry, COLT, (S.) 1. A young horse, mare or facetious, bumorous, pleasant, relating ass, 2. A foolith fellow. S.

to comedy, G. COL'TER, (S.) The piece of iron in a CO'MING, (A.) 1. Fond, forward, ready

plough which cuts up the ground. Du. to come, 2. Future, CO'LUMN, (S.) 1. A round pillar, 2. CO'MING-IN, (S.) Income, revenue. Part of a page divided by a line or space, COMMA, (S.) A point marked thus [.] 3. In the Military Art, a long row or file where the paufe must be very short. G. of troops. L.

COMMA'ND, (V.) 1. To order, 2. To CO'LUMPTON, (S.) A town in Devon have the conduct of, 3. To govern. F. fhire, 175 miles from London. Its mar-COMMA'NDER, (S.) The chief officer ket is on Saturdays; and its fairs are in an army, company, or ship. May 1, and Oct. 28,

COMMA'NDMENT, (S.) A law or pre. CO'LURES, (S.) Two great circles ima- cept, F,

COM.

port. F.

COMME'MORATE, (V.) To do any, COMMI'SSURE, (S.) A joining of things

thing in remembrance of a person or together, a joint. L.' thing. L.

COMMI'T, (V.) 1. To act or do, 2. To COMMEMORA’TION, (S.) A solemn refer or leave to another, 3. To deliver remembrance,

up, 4. To fend to prison, 5. To perpea COMME'NCE; (V.) To begin. F. trate, or do a fault. L. COMME'NCEMENT, (S.) 1. The be- COMMI'TMENT, (S.) 1. The act of ginning, 2. The time when they take sending to prison, 2. An order for send their degrees in the university of Cam-ing to prison. bridge. F.

COMMITTEE, (S.) A number of men COMME'ND, (V.) 1. To recommend to to whom any bufiness is referred. F. a person's care, 2. To praise. L. COMMI'X, (V.) To mix, to mingle. L. COMMEʻNDABLE, (A.) Praise-worthy. COMMOʻDE, (S.) A fort of a head-dress COMME'NDAM, (S.) The holding a be for women. F.

nefice till it is otherwise disposed of. L. COMMO'DIOUS, (A.) Convenient. L. COMMENDA'TION, (S.) Praise. COMMO'DITY, (S.) 1. Goods, merCOMME‘NDATORY, (A.) 1. Serving) chandise, 2. Convenience, advantage, to recommend, 2. One that hath a church profit. living in commendam. E.

COMMODO'RE, (S.) A captain appoint., COMME'NSURABLE, or Comménsu-ed to command a squadron of thips. rate, (A.) Reducible to some common COMMON, (S.) A pasture in which the measure; as a yard and a foot are measur inhabitants of a town or lordship have a ed by an inch. L.

right to feed their cattle. L. CO'MMENT, or Commentary, (S.) An COMMON, (A.) 1. Publick, 2. Usual, exposition, or interpretation of an author; frequent, 3. General, 4. Easy to be notes. L.

had. L. COMMENTA'TOR, (S.) A writer of COMMON Law, (S.) Customs which have comments, expositor, annotator.

obtained the force of laws, COMMERCE, (S.) 1. Traffick, trade, COMMON Pleas, (S.) A court for the

2. Correspondence, intercourse. L. trial of all civil causes, real and per-, COMMINA'TION, (S.) Threatening or fonal. denouncing of judgments. L.

CO'MMONALTY, (S.) The common COMMINU’TION, (S.) Grinding, or people.

crumbling into small parts. L. CO'MMONER, (S.) 1. A representative COMMI'SERATE, (V.) To condole, to of a body of the people in parliament, take pity of. L.

2. A member of a college or university, COMMISERATION, (S.) Pity or com of the fecond rank, 3. A man not noble, passion.

one of low rank. CO'MMISSARY,(S.) 1. A muster-master COMMONPLACE, (V.) To reduce to in an army,

2. An ecclefiaftical officer general heads. who cfficiates in the bishop's stead, in the COʻMMONS, (S.) 1. The members of remote parts of his diocele. F.

the house of commons, 2. The regular COMMISSION, (S.) 1. A power to en food of a college or society, 3. The joy a place, or to act for another, 2. A vulgar. delegation for determining any caufe, 3. COMMONWEALTH, (S.) 1. Any state

The order by which'any perfon afts or in general, 2. A republick. trafficks for another, 4. Trust, charge, COMMOTION, (S.) Tumult, disurmandate of office, 5. A number of peo. bance, disorder of mind. L. plej ined in a trust or office; as the great COMMU'NE, (V.) To converse togefralis , ut in commission, F.

ther, to impart sentiments mutually. L. COMMISSION, (V.) To empower one COMMU'NICABLE, (A.) That may be

pe: son to act for another, to appoint. communicated. COMMISSIONER, (S.) A person who COMMU'NICANT, (S.) One who reacts by virtue of a commiffion from the ceives the facrament of the Lord's supper. crown, in the direction of publick offices, COMMU'NICATE, (V.) 1. To impart or the management of a publick employ or discover, 2. To receive the sacrament,

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COMMUNICATION, (S.) 1. Impart- COMPATIBLE, (A.) Agreeable to. F.
ing or discovering, 2i Indercouile or COMPATRIOT, (S.) A fellow country.
commerce, 3. A conference, 4. A door man, or fellow subject. L.
or passage is faid to have a communi- COMPEE'R, (S.) An equal, or compa-
cation with a place when it opens into it.' nion in any business. F.
COMMUNICATIVE, (A.) Free, open, COMPE'L, (V.) To force to fome act. L..
ready to impart, not selfiin.

COMPELLA'TION, (S.) A calling by
COMMU'NION, (S.) 1. Fellowship, u name, the Ityle of address. L.
nion, 2. The Lord's supper, 3. Religion. COMPE'NDIOUS, (A.) Short, brief. L.
COMMU'NITY, (3.) A fociety of men COMPE'NDIUM, (s.) An epitome or
living together under the same govern- abridgment, a summary. L.
ment. L.

COMPENSATE, (V.) To recompense,
COMMUTA’TION, (S.) Changing or or make amends, to counterbalance. L.

bartering, alteration, ransom. L. COMPENSA'TION, (S.) Recompense,
COMMUTE, (V.) To change a punish rewarding, something equivalent.
ment, to buy off.

CO'MPETENCY, or Competence, (S.)
COMPACT, (S.) A mutual agreement. A sufficiency. L.
COMPA'CT, (A.) Close, strong, firm. COʻMPETENT, (A.) Sufficient, able.
COMPA'GES, (S.) A system of many COMPETI'TION, (S.) Several striving
parts united, L.

to obtain the same thing, rivalry. L. COMPA'NION, (S.) A partner, or com- COMPETITOR, (S.) One who strives rade. F.

with another for the same post, a riCOMPANY, (S.) 1. A number of peo val. L, ple met together, 2. A society or cor. COMPI'LE, (V.) To collect from several poration, 3. A small body of fcot fol authors. L. diers. F.

COMPLA'CENCY, (S.) Delight in a COMPARABLE, (A.) That may be thing, satisfaction, civility. L. compared with another, of equal re- COMPLAI'N, (V.) 1. To bewail, 2. To gard. L.

find fault with, 3. To inform against. F. COMPARATIVE, (A.) Capable of, or COMPLAINANT, (S.) A plaintiff, or implying a comparison. In Grammar, the he that exhibits a complaint. F.. comparative degree. L.

COMPLAPNT, (S.) 1. An accusation, COMPA'RE, (S.) Comparison.

or impeachment, 2. Lamentation, 3. A COMPA'RE, (V.) 1. To liken, 2. To malady, a diteafe. F. examine one thing by another.

COMPLAISA'NCE, (S.). An obliging
COMPARISON, (S.) The act of com carriage, desire of pleasing. F.

paring; the state of being compared. COMPLAISA'NT, (A.) Obliging, civil.
COMPARTMENT, (S.) 1. A place for COMPLEA'T, or Cumpléte, (A.) Per-
an inscription on the front of a building, fect, without defect, finished. L.
2. A regular disposition of figures round COMPLEMENT, (S.) 1. The whole
a map or picture, 3. A garden bed or number of men, &c. designed for one
border, 4. A divifion of a picture. F. Thip of war, 2. So much as is neceflary
COMPASS, (S.) 1. The extent or limit to compleat a sum, 3. In Trigonometry,
of a thing, 2. An instrument for mea the number that is wanting to make 90
suring and drawing circles, 3. A moft degrees.
useful inftrument for guiding the course COMPLE'TION, (S.) 1. Fulfilling. 2.
of a ship, 4. Enclosure, circumference, Finishing, 3. Accomplishment.
reach, grafp, 5. The power of the voice COMPLEX, (A.) Compounded. L.
to express the notes of musick. F. COMPLE’XION, (S.) i. The colour of
COMPASS, (V.) 1. To encircle, 2. To the face, 2. The temper or constitution
attain,

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o beleaguer or befiege, 4. Tol of the body, 3. Involution of one thing grafp, to lhclose in the arms.

in another. COMPA'SSION, (S.) Pity; mercy, pain- COMPLEXIONAL, (A.) Depending on ful sympathy. L.

the temperament of the body. COMPASSIONATE, (A.) Tender heart- COMPLİ'ANCE, (S.) Yielding, condecd, merciful,

scending, complaisance. F.

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COMPLI'ANT, (A.) Yielding, flexible. CO'MPRESS, (S.) A bolller of folded COMPLICATED, (A.) Interwoven, or

linen laid on a wound. knit together. L.

COMPRE'SSIBLE, (A.) Any thing that COMPLICA'TION, (S.) I. A collec may be squeezed into a narrower compaís.

tion of things joined together, 2. The COMPREÄSSION, (S.) Squeezing close. ftate of being involved one in another. L. COMPRI'SE, (V.) To contain, or inCO'MPLIMENT, (S.) An obliging or clude. F. ceremonious expression. F.

COʻMPROMISE, (V.) 1. To come to an COMPLI'NES, (S.) In the Roman church, agreement by both parties yielding a lit

the last prayers, or those used in the e tle, 2. To refer to arbitrators. L. vening. F.

COMPTROLLER, (S.) An intendant, COMPLOʻT, (V.) To plot together. F. or overseer. F. COMPLY', (V.) To yield, to submit. L. COMPU'LSION, (S.) Force, constraint. COMPONENT, (A.) Composing, con- COMPU'LSIVE, or Compulsory, (A.) Atituting; as Component Parts, the parts of Any thing that forces or constrains. which a body is composed. L.

COMPU'NCTION, (S.) Remorse, trouCOMPO'RT, (V.) 1. To behave, to de. ble of mind on account of an offence

mean one's fell, 2. To agree or suit. F. committed. L. COMPO'RTMENT, (S.) Behaviour, de- COMPURGA'TION, (S.) The clearing

of one person by the oath of another. L. COMPO'SE, (V.) 5. To frame or in- COMPUTATION, (S.) An estimate, vent, 2. To put together, 3. To make reckoning, or casting up. L. up, 4. To quiet, š. To adjust, to set- COʻMRADE, (S.) A companion. F. tle. L.

CON. One who is on the negative side of COMPOʻSED, (A.) Quiet, sedate, calm. a question. COMPO'SITE, (A.) Compounded, the CONCATENA'TION, (S.) A chaining 5th order in Architecture, so called be or linking together; a series of links. L. cause its capital is composed of the Co- CONCAŬE, (A.) Hollow, vaulted. L. rinthian and Ionick. L.